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One In Five Employers Scan Applicants' Web Lives

Posted by timothy on from the other-four-are-lying dept.

Ned Nederlander writes "CareerBuilder's new survey finds: 'Of those hiring managers who have screened job candidates via social networking profiles, one-third (34 percent) reported they found content that caused them to dismiss the candidate from consideration.' Some red flags: content about applicant using drugs or drinking, inappropriate photos and bad-mouthing former bosses."

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  1. and... by thedonger · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posting to /.

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  2. You mean you use your real ID? by Colin+Smith · · Score: 5, Funny

    You don't think this is my real name do you?

    No, this is the name of my mortal enemy.

     

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  3. Re:Only 20%?? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Solution for facebook: Just don't.

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  4. Hello, potential employer. by Korey+Kaczor · · Score: 5, Funny

    How's the googling going? I hope you like reading my slashdot posts. And if you have karma, mod my posts up, too. In addition to hiring me with a nice fat salary.

  5. Re:Only 20%?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's easy to say when your family is just a shout upstairs away.

  6. Re:This is why... by CorporateSuit · · Score: 5, Funny

    I make sure that if somebody Googles my real name, their first hit is my resume. Everything else is garbage.

    It must be nice to have a name that dwells in relative obscurity. For those of us named things like "John Smith", "Charles Barkley", "Ron Jeremy" and "Clown Anal" that's not quite so easy.

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  7. Re:Only 20%?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where are these PGP settings? I can't find them anywhere and I'd really like to encrypt my Facebook page.