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[burnett AT pobox.com]

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Gina Norman wrote:

> > And the best part is, thanks to the fact that the emails are archived 
> > on the web site, they'll be around for years to come for your future 
> > employer's convenience :-)
> 
> I was just thinking about that recently ... I know I Google potential
> employees -- I wonder how common the practice is elsewhere?

The last two contracts I interviewed for did - one agency rep mentioned 
he'd been reading my website (not mentioned on my resume he had) just 
before he called me for a phone screen interview, and the other one asked 
me if I was still DJing at WXDU-FM (again, not mentioned on my resume, and 
sort of buried in a subsection of my website). 

I also have a developer friend who, if he sees someone claiming "seven 
years of perl" experience in a resume he receives, searches for them 
looking to see if, for example, they were asking newcomer-level questions 
three years ago on CPAN. If so, they don't make it *to* a phone screen. 

So offhand, I'd say it's a pretty common practice, at least currently 
and in the IT industry. 

best,
Steve Burnett