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The famous U.K. university, the University of Cambridge, recently published a paper on how they developed a software tool that takes Facebook profiles that are publicly accessible (and other publicly available information via search engines) to mine/infer private data.



From the article: "We focused on inferring information about a whole social graph...lists of every person and the connections between them," such as group memberships they had in common or geographic… Continue

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Ralph Plaskett

Everything is relative and everything is dependent upon the situation, so there is no clear answer to this question. So what inspired this question? Well, some of my clients have asked, and I have also been wondering myself. This article on the NY Times website provides some good insight to cover letters, but I’m still not convinced if they are needed. I will say this though; it doesn’t hurt to include a cover letter if… Continue

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It’s been said that you never get a second chance to make a first impression! Your first time meeting someone is very important, but what if I told you as a job seeker, you have two chances to make a first impression? Your first impression with your potential employer is key to helping you land the job. Think about it. Your potential employer see hundreds, if not thousands of candidates. What makes you different than the rest of them? Job seekers must make powerful first impressions to stand… Continue