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Companies Check Out Applicants On Facebook

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 10/17/2008 - 7:48am

A recent survey found that one in five company managers checked out job applicants on Facebook or other social networking sites.

And a third of them found content that led them to reject a candidate. The survey by CareerBuilder.com, found one turn off was people who posted pictures of themselves drinking or using drugs.

Managers also checked to see if someone is on a social networking site bad-mouthing a former employer or co-worker.

The survey found that of employers who didn't check applicants' pages, nearly 10 percent said they'll start.



 

cloud computing - lowercase, please. hold the (TM)

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Mon, 08/18/2008 - 4:51am

Feel free to approach a co-worker at the Red Bull station this morning and casually ask: “So, did you do any cloud computing over the weekend?” OK, maybe that ice-breaker won’t get you invited to happy hour with the cool crew from HR, but it also won’t get you into hot water with the U.S.



 

UT program forms friendships between students, disabled

Daily Texan  Wed, 08/06/2008 - 11:00pm

In South Africa, "I see you" is used as a greeting. For volunteers at the service organization Best Buddies, it's a mission statement.

"We use it to say that we see someone as a person, as a co-worker, as an equal," said history and Plan I honors senior Liam O'Rourke, former director of the program's UT chapter.



 

Details emerge in Rockdale shooting

KEYE - CBS 42  Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:41pm

A Rockdale man is behind bars Wednesday night after reportedly shooting a co-worker on the front porch of his home. The man arrested says he shot in self-defense.



 

Ask Bing: My boss slapped a co-worker

CNN Money  Wed, 04/16/2008 - 4:36am

Q: My supervisor once threatened to slap a co-worker, Now she is the director... how in the hell did that happen?



 

Planning to quit your job? Think again

CNN Money  Thu, 03/06/2008 - 2:10pm

If you want to know what's going to happen to the labor market, don't ask an economist - ask your neighbor or co-worker.



 

Workers know best: Job market weak

CNN Money  Thu, 03/06/2008 - 12:01pm

If you want to know what's going to happen to the labor market, don't ask an economist - ask your neighbor or co-worker.