Privacy advocates say that, for now, it is legal for a prospective employer, during a job interview, to insist that you log into your Facebook page and then click through your “friends only” posts, photos and messages.
Job Seeking
A New Job for Christmas? Why The Holidays Can Be a Great Time to Look for Work
People seeking work often take a break around the holidays — which is exactly why some experts say it’s a great time to find a job.
Workers With Bad Credit Aren’t Less Ethical
Nearly half of all companies check the credit reports of at least some prospective employees during the hiring process, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. This is a daunting statistic for many job-seekers, …
Can a Credit Blemish Keep You From Landing a Job?
If you're looking for a job or thinking about changing employers, don't neglect to review a document almost as important as your resume: your credit report.
Google yourself to uncover the lies
This weekend, The New York Times’ ombudsman, Clark Hoyt, wrote his column about how the Internet age is screwing the subjects of erroneous or misleading articles. He writes:
A business strategy of The New York Times to get its articles to pop up first in Internet searches is creating a perplexing problem: long-buried information about
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