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[–] ilovepussy 0 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago 

Going to be

Already is. As a hiring manager, I've been looking at applicant's social media for years. What better way to see if someone works and plays well with others.

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[–] N0really 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

What do you do when you come across some one you can't find online?

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[–] heili 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I have zero social media that is connected in any way to my corporate-world identity. I've actually had employers tell me that they tried to find me and couldn't. I usually say 'I place a high value on privacy.' It wasn't an issue the last time I was job hunting.

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[–] Donttazemebro 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

With my last application with a law enforcement agency they just accused me of hiding something during the whole interview. I even reactivated my old Facebook to show them. I've since completely deleted my FB and started removing information from data brokers. Also supplying fake information in random places. I figure if a company/agency can't respect privacy of an employee they probably don't respect privacy of a customer/civilian. That's not somewhere I want to work.

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[–] ilovepussy ago  (edited ago)

That is a very rare instance, but it has happened. I had a guy apply out of the military, and he worked on highly classified projects (programmer). I thought he was full of it from the start, but when I called for verification, All that they would tell me were his dates of service, his highest rank, and that he had top secret clearance. He had absolutely no social media, and told us so in the interview. We didn't hire him, as there were better applicant's (or appliCAN) applicants (or appliCANs) if you prefer.

So it does happen, but almost all have them.

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[–] Ben77 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Excellent. Glad to hear this is actually happening!