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Survey: Employers Scrutinizing Internet Postings Hiring Managers Reject More than Half of Candidates Based on Web Postings October 31, 2006 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. Of those hiring managers who used Internet search engines to research job candidates, 51 percent did not hire the person based on what they found. Of those who used social networking sites to research candidates, the majority (63 percent) did not hire the person based on what they found. Full article available at http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/10/jobs_internet.html _______________________________________________ Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com Your 3D Documentation Community. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to [email protected] To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
