Online Reputation

TO: Tung Truong

FROM: Kate Clark

DATE: April 5, 2012

SUBJECT: Your Online Reputation

Dear Tung,

With a quick search on Google and Facebook, I was able to learn many things about you. It is sometimes difficult to manage your online image, especially when employers are doing whatever they can to find information about you. Most of your content, which did not appear to be protected by any security settings, was job appropriate and silly in nature. I think employers would appreciate your personality and sense of humor.

From your Facebook I gathered this information about you:

-You live in Logan, Utah
-You currently attend Utah State University
-You were born in the summer of 1987
-You have at least one brother
-You have a love for comedies like The Office and Flight of the Conchords
-You enjoy traveling with your friends

One apparent thing about you is your love for sports, made evident by these photos:

 

From my Google search I found your blog, which identifies you are in public relations, and a blog about snowboarding that includes some of your content (http://powderpropaganda.com/2011/12/02/locals-speak-about-beaver-mountain/).

I also discovered an interesting front page article published in The Herald Journal in 2008 that features a large photo of you, as well as a pullout quote (http://www.usu.edu/ust/pdf/2008/may/itn05020873.pdf).

Although there was nothing on your social media sites or blogs that would be highly frowned upon by employers, I gathered from this search that your Facebook page and blog do not reflect the same person. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but when you are embarking in a career I would suggest making minor changes to your Facebook to include more about your education, work experience and career interests.