I’ve just applied for a job (in an educational setting) which I am qualified for, have plenty of recent and relevant experience and overall I was feeling rather optimistic. At the bottom on the advertisement it mentions that potential shortlisted candidates will be subjected to an online search. Here in lies my problem.
Unfortunately, I share a name with a lady who does sex work, and a quick google of my name brings up all her sites and social media pages where she advertises her work. I’ve always been very careful to never use my name for anything online, so nothing relating to me turns up at all. Anyone who meets me wouldn’t have a problem telling the 2 of us apart, as we look nothing alike, however shortlisting takes part before interviewing. My only hope is that they’ll see on one of her pages that she’s Scottish and always lived there, and my application is very clear that I’ve always been in the local area, which is as far as you can get from Scotland and still be mainland UK.
Does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? How screwed am I?