He’s A Cybersecurity Expert Explaining How Your Digital Footprint Could Get In The Way Of You Being Hired For A Job
Your digital footprint is more significant than you realize. And it can lead to potential employers turning you down for jobs.
That’s what happened to one TikTok user, @shoomew, when they applied for a position at a ski resort.
“Me realizing digital footprint is real because when called for a job interview, they loved me, but when they did a background check, they said they didn’t want to hire me anymore,” they wrote in the text overlay of their video.
Cybersecurity expert @chrisjr404 stitched their video, showing some of the tools that companies use to find out what their candidates have been doing on the internet.
He has a master’s degree in cybersecurity and entered the field after attending a nonprofit online college where he acquired fourteen different cybersecurity certificates.
So with a tool called Mosint, companies can simply type in your email address and immediately see what accounts you have online that are associated with your email.
There’s also another tool called Nexfil, which shows accounts under a specific username.
In the comments, people are chiming in about how ridiculous it is for employers to be doing this and claiming that it is an invasion of privacy.
“It should be illegal for a company to look at what you do in your personal time,” stated one user.
Liubov Levytska – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“Eventually they’re gonna run out of candidates because what 30-year-old in 2030 isn’t going to have a questionable digital footprint??” wrote another.
“If a company digs that deep on me, I don’t want to work there anyway. I can’t have a personal life away from work?” questioned a third.
“Bro, then don’t hire me, lol. I ain’t about to let a job that pays me 40k tell me what to do online and my free time,” declared someone else.
It’s shocking how much employers can discover about you by simply doing a quick search. But apparently, they can pry even deeper into your life than what @chrisjr404 demonstrated.
So if you’re currently job hunting, ask yourself if the content you’re about to put into the digital world is appropriate before posting it to social media.
@chrisjr404 #stitch with @shoomew here is how a company can find your digital footprint #tech #techcareer #techtok #technology #cyber #cybersecurity
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