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Employers now search the Web for information about job candidates, so be careful what you reveal about yourself online

By Julie Forster, Knight Ridder News Service, 04/17/2006 Worried that potential employers might peruse online postings at Facebook, Steve Lindgren used privacy settings to shut off access to his profile, pictures and musings to all but a limited circle of friends.

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As more students and young job seekers turn to social networking sites such as MySpace, Friendster and Facebook to connect with friends and write about their personal lives, employers and recruiters are following right behind. They are tapping into Internet search engines to cull information about job candidates.

Job seekers have reason to worry: In some cases employers and recruiters are using the information to weed out candidates.

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