Employers use of social media as screening tool declines

A new CareerBuilder survey indicates that employer's use of social media to research job applicants has declined. In a 2009 survey 45% of the surveyed companies reported using social media. In the new survey only 37% did, and another 15% said they prohibited using social media as a screening tool. Maybe applicants ought to consider a dual site approach to social media, one for the real life and one for the perfect applicant.

Survey Says: hookey

A Careerbuilder survey suggests 29% of employees have missed work at least once in the last year for unapproved reasons. Survey also shows 16% of employers have terminated a worker for missing work without a proper excuse.