Job Interviews - A warning for us all!

A recent article caught our eye about online information affecting employer’s opinions when recruiting staff or making final decisions about candidates.

“Googling” a candidate’s name is becoming a common practice in some recruitment processes and searches have brought up everything from photos of a candidate drunk and in drag to making the local police’s most wanted list!

According to Market Research Company YouGov, the type of personal information displayed ranged from:

• Holiday pictures (19%, or 45% of 18-24yrs)
• Party photos (13%, 53%)
• Blogs (11%, 30%)
• Resumes posted on job search sites and personal profiles, eg MySpace or business network sites (19%, 43%).
  

Naturally, the online footprints you leave behind can be positive as well – your latest successful project or achievement could be posted, but be aware that while 25% of HR Managers surveyed admitted they had rejected candidates based on what they found online.

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