Question: I'm preparing to return to work as a marketing consultant after being home with my children for six years. I think I've become more efficient and focused during this time, accomplishing in three hours what I used to do in six. Is it appropriate to talk in interviews about the skills I've developed at home?

-- R.S., San Jose, Calif.

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Haven't posted a MySpace or other Web page? You may yet be pulled into online profiles -- at work. A growing number of employers are encouraging or requiring professionals to post brief biographies on corporate intranet sites as well as companies' consumer-directed Web sites.

Companies use the intranet profiles to let employees throughout the organization know about their colleagues' expertise and backgrounds to share knowledge and insights. On public Web sites, they're typically intended to let customers, the media and others know a bit about key employees. Recruiters have been known to scan these pages, too.

Whether it's for your employer's Web site or a social networking forum, your online profile could have an impact on your career. Here are seven tips for writing one:

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