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Consulting firms are making a pretty penny specializing in online imagecontrol. One consulting firm called MBA Exchange has begun to offer a social media audit to prepare applicants for surprise Google and Facebook searches, according to Fortune.
They comb the Internet for any inappropriate content and scan your social media personas to make sure your friends haven’t left a rogue f-word on your wall, or an otherwise embarrassing comment on a photo buried deep in your vacation album from 2008.
The Managing Director of the MBA Exchange, Dan Bauer, says he came up with the idea last year after visiting with several admissions officials at the nation’s top business schools.
Bauer’s firm charges anywhere from $4,300 to almost $7,000 to run an audit. He said he plans to offer his services on an “a la carte basis priced at $495” later this year. Even at the reduced price, it seems like a lot to pay for something that common sense could help you figure out for free — especially if you make use of privacy settings.
http://www.allfacebook.com/consultancies-clean-profiles-for-mba-hopefuls-2011-03
They comb the Internet for any inappropriate content and scan your social media personas to make sure your friends haven’t left a rogue f-word on your wall, or an otherwise embarrassing comment on a photo buried deep in your vacation album from 2008.
The Managing Director of the MBA Exchange, Dan Bauer, says he came up with the idea last year after visiting with several admissions officials at the nation’s top business schools.
Bauer’s firm charges anywhere from $4,300 to almost $7,000 to run an audit. He said he plans to offer his services on an “a la carte basis priced at $495” later this year. Even at the reduced price, it seems like a lot to pay for something that common sense could help you figure out for free — especially if you make use of privacy settings.
http://www.allfacebook.com/consultancies-clean-profiles-for-mba-hopefuls-2011-03