What Happens When High-tech Goes Wrong?

So, let's say you're doing everything right when it comes to job searching in the 21st century - you've got a great network of contacts, your resume is really telling your story, and you even have your virtual outposts (Facebook, MySpace, Blogger, etc.) - tailored to show the world why they should hire you. Yet, one day, you log into your LinkedIn account - the one with hundreds of professional connections, your virtual resume, and recommendations from co-workers - and instead of being greeted by your normal welcome page, you're confronted with this:

Profile Not Found

According to a recent post at JibberJobber, this nightmare is coming true for one user whose account was mistaken for that of a spammer. What's more, LinkedIn claimed that they couldn't reinstate her account, or restore any of her contacts and information. Clearly, this demonstrates an important lesson in "career management 2.0": Always, always maintain backups of everything!

Whether it's your resume, your list of connections, or copies of correspondence with potential employers, you need to maintain multiple copies of the computer files as well as back-up printouts irreplaceable information - like your database of contacts. The post at JibberJobber gives tips for saving your LinkedIn information, but you also need to set aside time to back up all your career information - both online and off. Don't let a technological snafu sideline your job search!

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