[LM_NET] Online reputation and hiring - teachble moment

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>]

Yeah, I know you are out or on your way out of school. But tuck this 
into your Internet safety teachable moment files:

SURVEY: JOB SEEKERS REJECTED
DUE TO ONLINE INFORMATION

Seventy percent of hiring managers say they’ve decided not to hire an 
applicant because of information they have found online, according to a 
survey commissioned by Microsoft of 1,200 human relations managers and 
consumers. While most of those surveyed stated they research candidates 
online and think they are justified in doing so, only seven percent of 
consumers believed that recruiters check out potential candidates online 
when making hiring decisions. Over one-half of managers surveyed agreed 
that data on lifestyle, inappropriate written text and inappropriate 
photos were types of information that could result in rejecting a 
candidate. An overview of the findings from the survey can be accessed 
at http://www.microsoft.com/
privacy/dpd/research.aspx.

Nancy

-- 
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org

nwillard@csriu.org

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