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I would imagine geography may play a role here. If were are talking about a major city such as New York, Baltimore, Denver, Kansas City or whoever..hard to find out.
But if we are talking about about a small town like Boyce, Virginia, Junction City, Kansas or Thermopolis, Wyoming..this could be a problem.
For the record I share the exact name as someone who had done gay porn ( thanks to Google ) and I am from a very very small town. Does that mean I should just come out, save time and admit that I had done gay porn too even though in reality I have never even seen such stuff?
I googled myself, and there is a convicted child molester with the exact same name as me, and it is not a very common surname either.
I wonder if this has ever worked in favor of the employee. You get hired and they ask you about some accomplishment or something and you have no clue what they are talking about.
If you have the same name as a convicted felon, it shouldn't be a problem as it would not show up on your criminal background check. I would hope companies actually call the local courthouse rather than just relying on what they see on Google.
If you have the same name as a convicted felon, it shouldn't be a problem as it would not show up on your criminal background check. I would hope companies actually call the local courthouse rather than just relying on what they see on Google.
I doubt they would do that. Easier just "assume" what he/she sees on Google equals the truth. Besides many folks and businesses still believe in the "internet police" as in people just don't lie on the internet otherwise the "internet police" will get them. Ask Scott Fybush from Rochester. New York's FOX-TV 31 about it.
Just got finished reading yet another story online about how more and more employers are checking references and doing background checks from Facebook, Google or some other online source.
Ok employers do such things but how do they handle those who just love to "lie", spread rumors and people, telling stories online? My sister has a job interview in a few weeks and she knows that the odds are quite good they will do a Google search on her so as a result she did a google search on herself. Oh what did she find? She found online a post saying that she and her husband only has sex whenever the TV show "The Family Guy" is on as they are into role playing as she "is" Lois and he "is" Peter. In another post it was mentioned that both she and her husband smoking marijuana on a regular basis ( even if font of their kids ) because he is from Denver "..the mile HIGH city" and how she enjoys cleaing house in the nude...etc...etc...etc....anyway according to my sister all of this stuff is pure bullshi*..a total LIE.
A few years ago they had a problem with their neighbors and their teenage son who has a history of mental illness so they have since suspected that he was the one who had posted such stuff online. The family has since moved away but the stuff remains on the internet.
If you were my sister what would you do? At the interview bring up these strange third party postings such as The Family Guy and the Denver bit or don't bring it up at all even if you know the employer will read it? Better yet how does one get such stuff taken off online in the first place? I know in some fields such as broadcasting for example they are those who do "discredit questionable posters" when people post stuff online about that business but can't prove it. Sue? I have heard lawyers tend to shy away from suing over stuff involving the internet for fear it takes away somebody's right to free speech.
If I were your sister, I would not mention these things in the interview. She should contact each website to specifically find out how the comments can be removed. If there is a way to flag or report the comments or person that made the comments, then she should do so.
Someone posted something untruthful about me once (work-related) so of course that started rumors about me. I flagged the comment, and it was deleted almost immediately. However it affected my professionalism because the comment was up there for a few years - enough time for the damage to be done. I already had a job so the situation is a bit different, but it is still upsetting.
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