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80% of recruiters use Google to screen candidates applying for jobs. 2---
66% of employers check online networks to keep tabs on employees. 3---
50% of Americans Google each other. 4---
43% of dating-service respondents Google their date before going out. 5---
43% of recruiters disqualify job candidates based on online content. 2---
26% of college admissions officers screen using search engines. 6---
23% of business people Google colleagues before meeting them. 7---
16% of executives fear online content may disqualify them from a job. 1---
13% of executives proactively sculpt their name's search results. 11 ExecuNet 2. Career Builder 3. Link 4. Pew- Internet and American Life 5. Sacramento Bee, April 2005 6. University of Massachusetts Center for Market Research 7. Harris Interactive
