Transparent Generation - You May or May Not be Getting Noticed

Way back in May last year when I first made the decision that I was going to blog I had two choices:

1. Post as myself, the real Dan Hill
2. Post as my netname which I've been using for the past 5 or 6 years previous

I voluntarily stepped up to be part of the Transparent Generation. It wasn't named that at the time, in fact is was only recently coined by Steven Silvers. But still, google was a verb and every in touch website giving career advise warned about being googled by your boss or potential employer.

Recently, this has started being thought of as a good thing, certainly by me. If a CV and covering letter is good enough to grab the attention of a potential employer then I am more than happy to have them find this blog.

Commonly touted in the circles I find myself in is the concept of being professional where you leave your name online. I prefer the mantra of "be real".

This post was inspired by John Wagner's post Attention, Transparent Generation -- that college party pic might just keep you from getting hired.

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