This is not a new phenomenon but it is one that has started to hit the headlines again in recent days, because the scam artists are hitting more and more and innocent job seekers in the online job hunting market place are the prime target.

        

As the UK recession doesn’t seem to be planning to leave us anytime soon we here at The Career Engineer have started to wonder whether the traditional Recruitment Agency will be able to survive if the recession gets any deeper.

        

It is becoming increasingly more important to be aware of your online reputation these days with so many employers choosing to Google potential employees before they even consider sending them an invite for the interview.