Hindsight. Ick.
Jul. 11th, 2005 02:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandolinWell, after perusing this article that ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
heatherly posted, I need to figure out what to do about this blog. And my website in general, but mostly about this blog, since most of my petty ranting is here.
Too many entries come up when you Google my name, and although I'm pretty secure in my current job, I don't doubt that some employers would shun me based on my fannish tendencies. I don't post any public work-related rants, and I've blocked search engines from referencing my LJ - but that doesn't guarantee anything.
I suppose I'll have to yank the links off my site and create a separate update blog. Problem is, there's still my fan site to consider. I'd have to wipe out all instances of my name on it and then get everyone who refers to it in their links not to reference my name. Which may be pointless given that Google has a very long memory.
*sigh*
Yes, I should have used a handle back in '96.
*goes to start locking up some of my older entries*
heatherly posted, I need to figure out what to do about this blog. And my website in general, but mostly about this blog, since most of my petty ranting is here.Too many entries come up when you Google my name, and although I'm pretty secure in my current job, I don't doubt that some employers would shun me based on my fannish tendencies. I don't post any public work-related rants, and I've blocked search engines from referencing my LJ - but that doesn't guarantee anything.
I suppose I'll have to yank the links off my site and create a separate update blog. Problem is, there's still my fan site to consider. I'd have to wipe out all instances of my name on it and then get everyone who refers to it in their links not to reference my name. Which may be pointless given that Google has a very long memory.
*sigh*
Yes, I should have used a handle back in '96.
*goes to start locking up some of my older entries*
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Date: 2005-07-12 02:43 am (UTC)If you google the name on my resume, the one employers know me by until I've accepted the job (one prospective PI figured out my nickname prior to that and that's 'cause he heard Mom call me to the phone), you get three pages of not-me. And obviously so.
I should probably get rid of my schooling from my home page, but really? If an employer doesn't like my fannish tendencies, then how long are they going to keep me around when they see me reading Arthur C Clarke and J.K. Rowling (and SFA scheduling secretary and mailing list admin is on my resume as it shows leadership skills).
Also, this is for tenured faculty positions, which are very, very competitive. So it helps narrow the field a lot. (Though I have to wonder what school in the midwest this came from, as it's dinging some bells for some reason...)
Still, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Though if you're really worried about your LJ, disable web crawlers and remove all the links.