Now might be time to re-think your online resume
Posted on May 2, 2005, under Security.
Recently, I had begun to think about wrapping some low-tech security around my resume, just to keep out passive candidate robots and the like. After reading this article however, I’m thinking about just taking it offline:
SecurityFocus: Privacy watchdog warns job seekers to beware
Online fraudsters are increasingly taking advantage of vulnerable job seekers by using online résumés to steal their identity, a privacy expert warned this week.
“I think we have about a year and a half,” she said. “Then people will start looking at this whole online job search as a really risky affair.”
I honestly don’t pay much attention to e-mail inquiries, as they are usually offering something like 4-month contracts in some place far, far away. Yeah, like I really want to give up my full-time employment status for four months and then have to move again. So, I don’t think the risk of having my resume posted publicly online is outweighed by much benefit. I mostly have it up for historical purposes anyway, so I’ll probably take it down soon..