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Survey: Much Business Use of Social Network Sites

Written on 3 Jan, 2008 at 23:39

If you think the explosion of social networking is relegated to the high school and college crowd, you might be surprised at the results of a recent survey on online social networking. ... (Continue reading)

Friday humor; introducing a new drug testing option

Written on 22 Feb, 2007 at 21:34

The short video below introduces a whole new concept in drug testing, one that avoids the pitfalls of conventional urinalysis. Check it out. Read the true story behind the video. Options include testing skin and testing surfaces, such as desks or... (Continue reading)

Jobster to make Facebook tool for jobseekers

Written on 10 Feb, 2007 at 0:53

I’ve written much before about the potentially explosive combination of jobhunting and casual use of social network sites such as FaceBook and MySpace. See these prior posts: Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part I More on using facebook et al. in... (Continue reading)

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part III

Written on 10 Dec, 2006 at 21:32

Employment decisions based on information from social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook raise many interesting legal questions. Today, I’ll look at a few possible discrimination issues that suggest such sources should be used with caution. In Part II... (Continue reading)

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part II

Written on 3 Nov, 2006 at 1:05

A couple of months ago, when I wrote the post “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking” and the similar post at collegerecruiter.com, I had no idea it would be such a hot topic, generating several interviews and other interesting phone... (Continue reading)

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