Employers and recruiters rarely use the Internet to search for personal details about applicants.

a) true

b) false

false

Explanation:

With advent of internet technology, employers and recruiter always search for personal details about job applicants online. A person's historical job profile or criminal records (if any) can be retrieved from various online sources.

For example, Linkedln is one of the professional social media site which offer employment-oriented service. Employers can always look up their potential candidates' job experiences and details of required job skills through Linkedln. This is also not uncommon for a job applicant to include a Linkedln link in their resume to enable employer to look up their personal details for further reference if necessary.