Digital spying on jobseekers ?

Recruiters warn applicants to be vigilant with their online profiles if they want employment.

This was what a leading Dubai based newspaper read today. This is shocking. I knew International government agencies are doing it. Online advertisers are doing it. Stalker-types are doing it. But now the company you just submitted a CV to for a job is probably scouring your MySpace, Facebook or Twitter account at this very moment to figure out who you really are. Crazy isn’t?
I wanted to blog about it because young jobseekers and teenagers — the most tech-savvy people of this digital age — are least aware of it. Oblivious to the professional, and to some extent, social consequences, their online profiles hold all kinds of sensitive information and pictures that could affect their employability.
However, as the desire for fame and attention grows, we see more people inviting members of the public to get a glimpse of the most intimate moments of their lives.
The news story says that recruitment professionals are warning young graduate jobseekers as well as those in the workforce to become increasingly vigilant about how they build their personal online brand because watchful eyes may be upon them.
I think people need to be aware of the power of the internet and realise that their actions can have a longer term impact on their social and professional career. But I don’t seem to understand one thing. If the online self-portrait has now become as important as some suggest it is, why are career service departments at universities slow to act on raising awareness?
During freshman orientation tutors talk to us about how employers will evaluate our GPA, but they don't tell us we will be evaluated on our social networking character which is becoming even more important!
So here's a piece of advice for all the students out there! Exercise a level of caution when it comes to what you reveal online. All of are aware that Some people will stalk Facebook profiles because they can and because people ignore their privacy settings; letting everyone know exactly where they are and what they are doing through various applications.
It's all out there on the net there is no privacy any more so be safe!