Do you have a fear of Spiders ?
Like the insect, a Spider is software that crawls throughout the Internet. These electronic creatures search for company names, industry buzzwords, specific skill sets, phrases, etc., etc. The search criteria utilized with these spiders is unlimited.
Placing your "Confidential" resume on a job board is no guarantee you will not be discovered. A simple word or two could eventually identify you to your employer.
Spiders are effective, very inexpensive, and readily available. They are increasingly being put to use by small and large corporations alike.
Companies can and do utilize this "black widow" as a cloak and dagger technique to discover who is loyal and who is next to be released. You can research Spiders for yourself, but it is just one more way that your information could end up with your HR Department, your bosses desk, or in the hands of the wrong person outside of work.
There are other potential dangers.....
Do you have an ex-spouse, co-worker, a fired former employee, boyfriend, girlfriend, private detective or skip tracer who is looking for you ?
Do you even know ?
You might be easily be found ! All because you posted your resume or work history somewhere on the Internet.
Relatively few people have anything to hide. At the same time, most of us are sensitive about our private information. The point is that you cannot control what people may choose to do with your personal data.
Consider the Risk/Reward ratio...
The job boards and resume distribution services have helped some people obtain a new career opportunity, that is undeniable.
What job seekers are not aware of is that virtually all independent data gathered to date has consistently shown that your odds of obtaining a new opportunity is slim. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) conducted their own study on a persons chances of gaining new employment via " the boards."
While there are some exceptions, the WSJ report did conclude that the vast majority of job seekers have no more than a 4% chance of finding a new position via the job boards.
There are several reasons for this lackluster success rate, not necessarily the fault of job boards or resume distribution services either. In fact you may have numerous recruiters or employers call you; but the point you should consider is that you stand a 96% chance of not actually gaining new employment by posting your private information or resume anywhere on-line.
If you already have obtained new employment via the Internet, that might be great. You have beaten the odds. At this point though you should also be asking yourself, "who else is now in possession of my personal information ?"
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