How to Own Your Online Narrative — Even When the Internet Owns You

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We must be mindful of what we post online, with 60% of companies admitting they look to social media as a method of vetting potential job candidates, according to CareerBuilder. They also found one in four companies reprimanded an existing employee for something they posted online, and even the C-suite and board aren’t immune.

And it’s not just public-facing data–everywhere we go online leaves a trail of cookies and data behind. Our email addresses and passwords can show up in major data breaches, like what occurred last year with companies like Okta, MOVEit and LastPass.

Companies — and, well, the internet —

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