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Will Facebook, Google, YouTube, etc. cost you potential job offers?

Filed under Job Hunting, Job Search Process, Networking
Posted by Libraries, November 15, 2006
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“One-in-Four Hiring Managers Have Used Internet Search Engines to Screen Job Candidates; One-in-Ten Have Used Social Networking Sites, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds”

Jennifer Sullivan, CareerBuilder.com, Oct. 26, 2006

http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=331&ed=12%2f31%2f2006&sd=10%2f26%2f2006

“You may want to think twice about posting photos from your last toga party or road trip. According to CareerBuilder.com’s latest survey, one-in-four hiring managers (26 percent) say they have used Internet search engines to research potential employees. One-in-ten (12 percent) say they have used social networking sites in their candidate screening process. The CareerBuilder.com survey was completed in September 2006 and included 1,150 hiring managers nationwide.”

Check out the article for tips on how to safeguard your online persona.

—Jennifer M. Lege