5 sneaky hiring secrets employers don't want you to know about via CNBCMakeIt
, it's natural to want to hide a few things about yourself from potential employers, like the real reason you're looking for a new job or pictures of your social life from back when you were in college.
If you're feeling guilty about wanting to keep any of these things private, don't be, because employers are also keeping a few secrets themselves.Employers want to learn about the real you, not just the professional side of you that you reveal during. You can bet that they'll be doing a thorough Google search of you and going through your Facebook and Instagram profiles, all the while hoping you didn't take the time to clean any of it up beforehand.
On top of that, expect employers to reach out to your past employers – without giving you the heads up – and work associates to gather more information on you. This is especially common if they find mutual connections on LinkedIn.We all like to think that we live in a world where recruiters are fair and unbiased – a world where we get the job based on our credentials and merits.
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