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On-line posts and job hunting

Can a humorous article or a little harmless social networking cost you job opportunities?

An article in the Des Moines Business Record Online makes a pretty convincing case.

Maybe there is a new industry out there in cleaning up candidates' on-line identities.

Posted by Joe Grimm 3:00 PM May 15, 2006
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