This post from the PC PRO newsletter has got me thinking this morning...
In short, Google's Eric Schmidt reckons today's teens will one day be so embarrassed or compromised by the TMI they've shared on facebook and twitter that they'll want to switch identities to prevent prospective employees from judging them on past indiscretions. This may be depressingly likely given the unguarded nature of many status updates, but it got me thinking about whether the opposite could also be true? With a little collusion from one's friends it might be possible to create a "perfect" alter ego on the web, highlighting skills and talents that could stand you in good stead for that plum role. Maybe we'll see a new age of personal marketing:
WALL
Amy: THNX for listening the other day, your incisive insight and constructive advice really helped me solve the problem...
or maybe not!
Then again, when you consider the corporate love-in that is LinkedIn, maybe we're already there.
As usual, someone's been thinking about this in a whole lot more depth than I. Lee Maguire has some interesting musings on online provacy and the (im?)possibility of staying off the grid.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hexkey.co.uk/lee/log/2010/08/22/phonecall/