the article you are what your search results return and so are your kids states that “our lives are being documented, catalogued, and indexed whether we like it or not,” and i have to disagree with this statement because people have the control over what information they want to share with others. you can just choose not to publish what you don’t want others to see. in facebook and myspace you decide what people can see in your profile about yourself.
it is scary that companies are relying on our private lives when deciding if we are going to get hired or not. like frank langfitt communicated in startups help clean up online reputation: “in a recent survey, one in 10 hiring managers say they rejected candidates because of things they found out about them on the internet." i just don’t understand how what we do in our free time affects how we perform at work. employers should not be concerned on what we do as long as our personal lives do not interfere with out profession. people should be considered for jobs based on their attitudes and talents, not based on online pictures and profiles.
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By hiring you, you represent the company. If you have a negative image, no one will want to hire you. It sounds like BS, but it is true. They want a good public image. One of their first impressions of your attitudes is through online networking because it is so transparent. and just because your profile is locked down does not mean that they can still NOT see your pictures. Other people can forward them or copies of your profile among other methods...i've debated closing my facebook account, but the thought of being productive is scary!
It sounds like you are very frustrated with this procedure taken by employers. Something you may have overlooked is that some of the content about YOU may have been published by somebody else. For example, someone takes a photo of you and releases it to the internet without your knowledge and it is possible that an employer may stumble upon it.
I also believe that companies should be running these scans, because you are not your normal self in an interview. You act nice and polite, which may not be your true self when relaxed. Searching the internet is just their way of seeing who you REALLY are.
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