Fears Google Hire could allow employers to see your entire search history
Fears Google Hire could allow employers to see your
entire search history
THE tech giant is working on a job site called Google
Hire, which could let prospective employers snoop your embarrassing search
history.
APRIL 16, 2017 1:33PM
Job interviews could get even more awkward with Google’s
help.
IN THIS day and age, every boss is going to quickly
Google a prospective employee before asking them to come in for an interview.
But now the technology giant is working on project called
Google Hire, which The Sun reports will help employers learn perhaps a little
bit too much about their new recruits.
It will reportedly be a recruitment tool similar to
LinkedIn — however, early reports suggest it will be available through your
personal Google account.
If that’s the case, it will link things like your search
history and YouTube account with your job applications, laying it all bare for
employers to see.
Technology website Axios reports the tool is currently
under testing, and that it will let employers post job listings, and accept and
manage applications.
It was apparently developed by Google’s enterprise and
cloud division, headed up by Diane Greene, whose start-up was acquired by
Google in 2015.
The login page is currently live, however as the service
hasn’t officially been announced it’s not yet possible to actually check the
website out.
Just make sure when it does go live, you don’t do any
X-rated browsing.
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