Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A quarter of bosses head to Facebook to vet CVs


WATCH what you post on social media over the silly season or risk losing out on your next job.

The warning comes as research reveals more than a quarter of Australian bosses are using social networking sites to screen job candidates.

Almost half of those screening applicants admitted to turning away prospective candidates based on something they had seen on Facebook or Twitter, an online survey conducted by Telstra said.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/a-quarter-of-bosses-head-to-facebook-to-vet-cvs/story-e6frfro0-1226208260693#ixzz1f3F5ETHP