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Universities Use Social Networks for Applicant Screening

When you’re a kid, say in high school, you don’t always consider the potential consequences for all your actions, especially on a career level. This is even truer when you don’t even have an idea of what you’re going to do with your life. When I was in high school, I had no idea that I would eventually be writing for an online publication. I didn’t even know where I would be going to college. I’m glad social networks were not in existence yet (not that I’m admitting to any foul behavior).

Parliament Wants Better Screening For Video Sites

Video sites that host user-generated content need to do more to screen videos in order to ensure they do not have material that is inappropriate for children, according to a UK parliamentary body.Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee said without proper monitoring sites can accidentally publish pornography, child abuse or other illegal content, the group said in a report.

Effectively Screening Large Piles of Resumes

Unfortunately, unemployment is up in the technology industry for the first time in many years. The Information Technology Association of America has estimated that IT employment contracted 5% over the last year, leaving lots of people on the street. In Information Technology firms, employment dropped by 15%. Employment of IT professionals in the corporate market dropped by 4%.

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