Workers accept employers search checks
Almost half of workers are unconcerned their bosses might look them up on social networking sites, a new study has found.
Zinc Research and Dufferin Research revealed two out of five questioned said they would happily show bosses their page, onrec.com has reported.
"Companies that grasp this reality and develop a Facebook-related attraction and retention strategy will better connect to their workforce and get the upper hand in business," Brian Singh, managing director of Zinc Research, advised.
Job applicants have been warned to take care what they reveal of themselves, as potential employers may search for their profile online.
In separate research, financial services recruiter, Joslin Rowe, discovered 20 per cent of employees use the sites to run searches on job applicants and 68 per cent use search engines.
Internet compliant phones are attracting investment in more localised search functions, which seek to update users with results based on their location.
