Want the job? Watch your posts!

Before you lambaste someone because they criticized you in a forum or message board, think twice. If your login name for that site is "your name" than there is a good chance that an HR department will see it eventually.

I think we all knew that HR departments Google us before making the job offer but can you see not getting a job because of a rant where you used profanity 19 different times?

Hey, I don't care if you rant. Just don't use your name as your login.
HUMAN RESOURCE officers are using Google as a supplement to job applications, with would be candidates facing rejection if a search turns up stuff that doesn’t fit the corporate profile.

Even though a candidate’s CV and references may suggest she or he is the perfect soul for a job, the HR bunnies are starting to Google and reject candidates who have interests that could be considered out of the usual.

If you don't get it, read on at Inquirer.net via [Unofficial GoogleBlog]
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