Are you worried about your online image? If so help is at hand with the revelation that a new breed of Companies have sprung up that will clean up your online image before you apply for that new job.

Research shows that employers are increasingly using the Internet to research job applicants, with a US research study revealing that 63 percent of those who checked social networking sites declining to hire an applicant on the basis of what they uncovered. This has given rise to a new breed of companies offering to sanitise web profiles.

Job hunters perfecting their resumes for that dreamjob are being urged to also polish their online profile -- and clean itup if needs be.

Recruitment experts advise job hunters to Googlethemselves before stepping out into the competitive job market to seeif a search pull ups that blog entry written about legalising marijuanaor drunken party photos with friends.

"The internet brings a newdimension to the application process. Sometimes it can work to youradvantage, and sometimes to your disadvantage," employment Web siteCareerbuilder.com spokeswoman Jennifer Sullivan told Reuters.

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