Back in March, Intersections Inc. CEO Michael R. Stanfield presented a three-part series on the Digital Footprint of a College Graduate. His blogposts covered: A Graduate’s Social Media Profile A Graduate’s Credit Profile A Graduate’s Job Search Profile In this episode of the IDGuardian Podcast, Michael looks at the earlier years of a child’s life, [...]
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The job market is a far different one from the time your parents searched for a job. It has changed even between the classes that graduated when you first entered as a freshman. Four years ago (or five, depending on your undergraduate studies), Facebook and Twitter were gaining momentum, and the unassuming site LinkedIn was [...]
Millions of college graduates getting ready to embark upon the real world this year will find they are fighting for positions within an increasingly competitive job market. New suits, polished resumes, determination, optimism, and persistence can make all the difference in making it to the second interview. Getting through the first interview, however, will prove [...]
While many economists are increasingly upbeat about the pace of the economic recovery, the jobless rate remains painfully high at 9.4 percent. With this persistent weakness in the job market, scammers are turning to the internet with a new take on traditional work-from-home scams. As WTOP recently reported, one popular scam entails emails to victims [...]
A story of identity theft turns into a mission to protect others Personal story of ID theft turns into warning From WMAR, Good Morning Maryland Talk to anyone who has been a victim of identity theft and they will tell you that getting your life back is so hard. You lose your identity, your credit, [...]
In a recent posting, we advised college graduates to take a serious look at their social profiles with a particular focus on existing accounts with social networking sites. Now we turn our focus to credit profiles, and the relevance they play in job searches, new purchases, and house rentals or buying. Credit is and will [...]
Hi Julia, I just read your piece, “The Fallacy of Identity Theft”, and found it to be very informative. You certainly made some excellent points about the term “identity theft” and how it inaccurately describes the crime. I also thought your points about identity theft beginning to wane – total losses have seen a significant [...]