45% of companies use social sites to screen potential candidates

In today's connected world, where almost everybody is on Facebook, personal profiles are becoming an increasingly important aspect in everybody's lives. Great if you're disconnected from the world and refuse to have anything to do with putting your profile online, but for those who are - be careful of what you put online. According to a survey conducted back in 2009 by CareerBuilder, 45% of companies use social sites to screen potential hires - and 35% of the time, they spot something on social sites that cause them not to hire a candidate.

Ubergizmo, 45% of companies use social sites to screen potential candidates