A recurring theme in the news recently has been dire warnings from those in the recruitment industry warning of the consequences of posting too much personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook.
Ina van der Merwe, chief executive officer of South Africa’s largest background screening company, Kroll, from an article in today’s IOL Technology says: We have had a number of instances recently where candidates passed all the elements of their background screening such as qualifications and criminal record checks with flying colours but lost out on the job opportunity because of vulgar or risqué behaviour on the Internet… In one instance, a female candidate with outstanding qualifications and great experience was not hired because she had a semi-nude picture of herself on Facebook.
This statement shows much that is wrong with society…
