<s>
Online	B-Application
vetting	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
cyber-vetting	B-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
potential	O
employers	O
and	O
other	O
acquaintances	O
to	O
vet	O
people	O
's	O
online	O
presence	O
or	O
"	O
internet	O
reputation	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
netrep	O
"	O
)	O
on	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
social	O
networking	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Employer	O
surveys	O
found	O
that	O
between	O
approximately	O
20-67	O
%	O
of	O
employers	O
conduct	O
internet	B-Application
searches	I-Application
,	O
including	O
of	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
some	O
have	O
turned	O
down	O
applicants	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
searches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prospective	O
political	O
appointees	O
to	O
the	O
Obama	O
administration	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
list	O
all	O
their	O
blog	O
posts	O
,	O
any	O
emails	O
,	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
and	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
that	O
could	O
suggest	O
a	O
conflict	O
of	O
interest	O
or	O
public	O
source	O
of	O
embarrassment	O
,	O
the	O
URLs	O
of	O
any	O
sites	O
that	O
featured	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
personal	O
or	O
professional	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
online	O
aliases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
CareerBuilder	O
study	O
,	O
it	O
found	O
that	O
57%	O
of	O
employers	O
rejected	O
potential	O
employees	O
when	O
an	O
online	B-Application
vetting	I-Application
scan	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
online	B-Application
vetting	I-Application
can	O
be	O
an	O
advantage	O
for	O
recruiters	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
their	O
candidates	O
,	O
online	B-Application
vetting	I-Application
can	O
also	O
cause	O
recruiters	O
to	O
learn	O
false	O
information	O
about	O
their	O
candidates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
cause	O
recruiters	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
false	O
impression	O
of	O
the	O
candidate	O
from	O
online	B-Application
vetting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
vetting	I-Application
has	O
begun	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
component	O
within	O
the	O
vetting	O
process	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
employee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
vetting	I-Application
blurs	O
together	O
,	O
a	O
candidate	O
’s	O
personal	O
life	O
with	O
their	O
professional	O
livelihood	O
,	O
which	O
blurs	O
defining	O
boundaries	O
that	O
are	O
socially	O
prominent	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
