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Subject:FWD: Re: Hiring Scenario From:"Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 17 Dec 1997 20:40:43 -0700
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>[I]s this a purely hypothetical scenario or have you experienced
>something along these lines yourself? Has anyone had something they posted
>to this list used for or against them, to the best of their knowledge?
I have checked a hirer's posts to this list, and I have personally
witnessed a hirer checking on potential hires'. While none of *these*, um,
background checks showed anything negative, given the strong emotions some
posts and posters engender, it would seem entirely possible.
