Lawrence Lile wrote:
> I am looking at a big stack of resumes (don't get excited, it's not for
> a job any of you guys would want) and just for fun, I type in some of
> the names in Google.

I've been using this technique for years, ever since a potential customer
did that to me while he was talking to me over the phone.  This was back
when internet access wasn't all that widespread.

> So one way to evaluate potential hires, along with publications,
> references, and so on, is to Google them.  The raw google hit score is
> instructive, albeit misleading.

Right.  You have to follow up on a few of the hits to get the general
flavor.

Unfortunately this technique doesn't work well on people with common names.


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