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It's not what other people think of you that matters. It's what they can find out about you on the Web that will affect your ability to get a job or promotion, rent an apartment, buy a house, be accepted into the school of your choice, or find the love of your life.

If someone searches for you on the Web and comes up empty-handed, do you exist? Considering that a growing number of recruiters and hiring managers are using search engines when gathering impressions of potential employees, the question isn't as frivolous as it may seem.

Searching for a new job is complicated; searching for a new job long-distance adds a whole new layer of complexity. Last week's Career Advisor discussed three steps for choosing a new hometown for your next IT career move. Concurrent with your research on your target markets you should start evaluating the long-term IT opportunities in that market. And as you narrow down your list of potential towns, you should start your job hunt in earnest.

FRAMINGHAM (09/01/2000) - Search firms are seeing a 13.5% increase in the number of unsolicited résumés they received during the past year, according to a survey of 314 executive search firms conducted by ExecuNet in Norwalk, Conn. The increase is due to professionals taking advantage of a robust economy with a high demand for employees, and the advent of electronic media that make job hunting easier, said Dave Opton, president of ExecuNet..