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nathans
Aged Yak Warrior
938 Posts |
 Posted - 2005-08-04 : 18:10:46
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A recruiter sent this link over to me... it looks a bit old but im sure the practice is still prevalent. Have anyone of you guys heard of interviewers using Google to screen candidates?I can guess we can all forget about having private space on the net [url]http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/jungle/20041013-jungle.html?home_whatsnew_major[/url]Nathan Skerl |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-04 : 18:36:05
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| Maybe you should always use a Nom de Plume when posting on the internet.CODO ERGO SUM |
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3575 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-04 : 19:22:16
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quote:
Originally posted by Michael Valentine Jones
Maybe you should always use a Nom de Plume when posting on the internet.CODO ERGO SUM
nah, no need... ;)-ec |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 00:33:04
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"Ms. Dixon suggests searching for your name on its own, and also in quotation marks"... Results 1 - 50 of about 50,000,000 for john smith ...That's a good plan then.My surname happens to be shared by only a handful of relatives, so I'm stuffed.Results 1 - 2 of about 71 for "Michael Valentine Jones"are all @ SQLTeamYup, I can see already that this is going to be really helpful in recruitment  Kristen |
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timmy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1242 Posts |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 00:48:35
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| hehehe ... Google the name of one of our guys and it turns out he's a Porn Star. How did he ever get through interview? Kristen |
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timmy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1242 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 00:59:37
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| It was just like that moment on Teachers where Kurt is so disappointed that his namesake had a much better life than he did... |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 04:33:20
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well mine come back zero... Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 05:02:40
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| Sorry chaps, too busy to reply, I'm setting up web sites for the 15 fictious companies, who are on my CV as previous employers, saying what a fantastic ex-employee I was and how badly they miss me!Kristen |
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
4110 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 06:54:12
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nice strategy, as long as they don't go investigating noh?quote:
Originally posted by Kristen
Sorry chaps, too busy to reply, I'm setting up web sites for the 15 fictious companies, who are on my CV as previous employers, saying what a fantastic ex-employee I was and how badly they miss me!Kristen
--------------------keeping it simple... |
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beyonder422
Posting Yak Master
124 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 11:10:14
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| Googling my full name in quotes brings back 2300 hits...lolMy name might as well be "John Doe". |
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nathans
Aged Yak Warrior
938 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 12:22:11
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Originally posted by Kristen
Sorry chaps, too busy to reply, I'm setting up web sites for the 15 fictious companies, who are on my CV as previous employers, saying what a fantastic ex-employee I was and how badly they miss me!
Ha! Good idea Kristen.Its hard to believe that these managers would take Google as proven fact and actually base their decision on search results! Perhaps one of my future employers will come across this thread and discover that were on to them Nathan Skerl |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-05 : 17:27:56
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Remember, you're talking about HR, which for most organizations is a combination of stupid, lazy, and arrogant.Edit: I guess I better hope they don't find this on Google.quote:
Originally posted by nathans...Its hard to believe that these managers would take Google as proven fact and actually base their decision on search results!...
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rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen
3279 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-09 : 06:08:42
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| Google ceo did not like to get googled![url]http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/05/122217&from=rss[/url]Aaahh, all the weird stuff You did on the net when You were younger, comes back to haunt You.rockmoose |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2005-08-09 : 21:40:39
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The Google exec didn't really have anything too shocking to hide. Other people have really embarrassing moments immortalized on the web. As they say, one picture is worth a thousand words.I'll bet this future CEO would rather not have to explain possession of a stolen credit card, possession of a synthetic controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and burglary at a job interview:http://boisedata.com/arrests/PhotoPages/Photo_649759.htmI'm sure this future Presidential candidate will call her DUI driving a “youthful indiscretion”:http://boisedata.com/arrests/PhotoPages/Photo_656716.htmquote:
Originally posted by rockmoose
Google ceo did not like to get googled![url]http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/05/122217&from=rss[/url]Aaahh, all the weird stuff You did on the net when You were younger, comes back to haunt You.rockmoose
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