JOB SEEKERS, CHECK YOUR SELFIE
How frequently do you use Google or another search engine to learn additional information about a prospective hire?
| Advertising executives | Marketing executives | |
|---|---|---|
| Always | 29% | 18% |
| Sometimes | 34% | 26% |
| Rarely | 15% | 26% |
| Never | 20% | 26% |
| Don’t know/no answer | 1% | 3% |
48% of advertising executives and 26% of marketing executives have decided not to hire a candidate based on information they found online*
Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 400 U.S. advertising and marketing executives. Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
*Respondents who said they search online to learn additional information about a prospective hire.
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