Here is a new one – candidates who use provocative usernames in the online resume submission software. From abcnews.com:
…a candidate who entered his resume in the company’s online database — along with the username “Sexpig.”
Yeah, what more needs to be said about that one? Well, this is much better:
Poindexter, a community manager at Disaboom.com, a Denver-based Web community for those with disabilities, recently had to retract a job offer from an entry-level candidate who proved to be a LinkedIn liar. Shortly after extending the offer, Poindexter Googled the new hire and found that his assistant-to-be’s LinkedIn profile had been updated to include a nonexistent position at Disaboom — as Poindexter’s supervisor.
I am often puzzled by this – why do hiring managers Google candidates after they extend an offer?