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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. Re:Only 20%?? by megamerican · · Score: 4, Informative

    Except when your friends with unlocked profiles post pictures with you tagged in them.

    There are privacy settings that allow you to block others from seeing pictures you are tagged in from your profile. You can also block people from seeing your friends list and wall.

    Facebook has pretty good privacy settings.

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    If you have something that you dont want anyone to know, maybe you shouldnt be doing it in the first place -Eric Schmidt