The ways in which employers gather background information is reflective of our times,of the period we live in...the information age.Therefore these methods are nothing but conventional.Employers gather all sorts of information about potential employees off social networks and other online niches wherein people find themselves in for whatever reason.The amount of personal information added on multiple websites by individuals is staggering.The other side of the coin is how all this information can be easily accessed from various sources to form whatever impression about an individual.According to the article from the link pasted below,employers and head hunters are going out of their way to get to know their future members of organizations...I hope they discover the same person who is sitting in front of them in the interview room.
The other questions is whether this is a fair method of recruiting.Can this be unbiased?Depending on the type and level of job,references usually come from other similar environments.These are usually former coleagues and managers from previous jobs.
