In my initial google search of “Sally Woolley”,
the first return was a link to that name on Facebook. When I clicked the link, the first profile
that shows up is correct, and underneath showed five other returns for the same
name (none of which were my profiles).
The second hit on my google search was for a LinkedIn account, which I
do not have, to a Sally Woolley, Senior Associate, at Pricewaterhousecoopers.
The third hit was 10+ profiles for LinkedIn; the fourth was a correct hit to my
current job, Mother’s Day Out Director from our church website. This is followed by several obituaries, and
one twitter post regarding baylorgirl87.
When I clicked the images tab at the top, 24 pictures popped up. The second picture was a correct picture of
me posted on my job’s website. The third image/video was my speech I posted on Vimeo
for one of my other college classes. The other images were from linkedin.com
and peekyou.com; one image was from baylorgirl87.
To me, this proves I do not really have a major
digital footprint. I have a profile on
my church’s website where I am employed, a Facebook account (which is set to
private), and that is really all that I could find. I flipped over to page 2 and found my E-portfolio
link, and on page 3, I found my blog for this class. All of the other postings are in regards to
others that are not myself and clearly are quite older or deceased. My husband
is a high school principal, and I know that one of the first things he does
when reviewing a hire is check their digital footprint. Since I am aware of this, and taught for ten
years, I try to keep that is mind when I post anything to social media. I represent who I work for, and future employers
will review what they can find on me. I am glad that the other Sally Woolley’s
out there have a good digital footprint since a lot more information comes up
on them than on the real Sally Woolley.
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