CareerBuilder offers this article discussing the use of the Internet to research candidates. Most candidates are aware of the pervasiveness of information available on the web. But according to this statistics from this article, not all candidates are concerned about it:
When asked to divulge the types of information discovered on the Web that caused them to dismiss potential employees, hiring managers pointed to the following:
31% – candidate lied about qualifications 25% – candidate had poor communication skills 24% – candidate was linked to criminal behavior 19% – candidate bad-mouthed their previous company or fellow employee 19% – candidate posted information about them drinking or using drugs 15% – candidate shared confidential information from previous employers 12% – candidate lied about an absence 11% – candidate posted provocative or inappropriate photographs 8% – candidates screen name was unprofessional
Drinking, drugs, bad-mouthed previous employers, provocative photographs? Amazing that candidates are no more aware of these faux pas. Or perhaps they are and they are not concerned?