Jobseekers, beware of Monster -

[shadowsource]

DENVER - The first investigative report on Monster.com, the nation's biggest online job search site, discloses that company officials have discussed selling resume data to marketers; resumes sent to Monster.com — even when deleted at a later date by job seekers — may be saved and parsed for later use; resumes submitted by job seekers to corporate Websites, such as H&R Block, have been routinely sent to Monster.com without disclosure to job seekers; and that Monster supplies AOL Time Warner, a marketing partner, with information from job-search activities — including unique resume I.D. numbers.
http://www.privacyfoundation.org - a very good group!

 

[Guru]

 

[shadowsource]

Haven't done it for so long, but -

A lot of people tailor their resumes to each employer, a lot of peoples' interests change radically over time, people might wish to remove an employer from their resume for any reason, people might decide they've exaggerated a little and wish to fix it. I wouldn't have wanted my old resumes ot be written in stone, which is the problem with so many web entries. I just posted this from my subscription at privacy foundation. I'm not suggesting that civilization as we know it will end, but that folks may wish to consider this. I fear that people don't sufficiently consider privacy issues on the web, and one of the reasons I was initially impressed with Lit was the site's low level of intrusion and high level of respect for visitors and members.

 

[morninggirl5]

If one were looking for a job, wouldn't having your resume sent out be a good thing?

Not if one of the recipients is your current employer who doesn't realize you are looking