[Indy]

Originally Posted by kistar

Like your future boss is going to google your name? hilarious!

Standard practice
"70% of U.S. companies say they have disqualified candidates based on what they find online when they do those searches. That same survey found that only 7% of U.S. consumers think their online footprint affects their job search."
"The survey, commissioned by Microsoft and released earlier this year, included interviews with recruiters, hiring managers, human resources professionals, and consumers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. There were some notable differences in responses across the countries; for example, 41% of hiring managers in the U.K., 16% in Germany, and 14% in France said they've disqualified candidates base on what they've found out about the candidate online."
It's been going on for years. People naive enough to think it doesn't happen are also the ones most likely to not get hired due to it.