Jobs Magazine January 29 – February 4, 2016 | Page 8
JOBS RESOURCES
Beware of the
Blog
Radio talk-show hostess Kim Komando once
revealed that, as part of an employee background
check, she researched the personal websites and
blogs of her prospective employees. What she
discovered was that people will not only say the
darndest things, they are now willing to publish
them on the internet.
These job seekers boasted about illegally
downloading music, pirating software, committing vandalism and doing other antics that are
commonly classified as “criminal activity.”
This discovery began a dialogue with her audience, during which she asked, “Should a person’s
blog be considered when assessing their employment credentials?” What is shocking is that 40%
of the respondents to her internet poll answered
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