life and work in the digital age

be careful what you blog! A recent article in the Harvard Business Review contemplates the situation of a potential new hire with a 'questionable' online past...

"June 2007 > We Googled You.

HBR Case Study

In This Article:

• The Candidate
• Bullish on a China Shop
• The First Impression
• Page Nine News
• Ex Post Facebook
• The Decision Point
• Case Commentary by John G. Palfrey, Jr.
• Case Commentary by Jeffrey A. Joerres
• Case Commentary by danah m. boyd
• Case Commentary by Michael Fertik

We Googled You

Hathaway Jones’s CEO has found a promising candidate to open the company’s flagship store in Shanghai. Should a revelation on the Internet disqualify her now?

by Diane Coutu"