Google creates jobsite Google Hire, but does that mean employers will be able to snoop on your grubby digital history?

IT comes as no surprise that a prospective boss is going to Google you before you get an interview.

But now the Search giant is building its own recruitment tool which will help companies learn a LOT about its applicants.

The Google Hire website is live but Sun Online couldnt log on with its Google accountfor now

The Google Hire website is live but Sun Online couldn’t log on with its Google account…for now

It’s top secret project is called Google Hire.

It will work similarly to LinkedIn but will let employers track and manage applications, tech website Axios reported.

For now, it appears to be accessible using your personal google account, which links up your search history, your Google Plus and your YouTube account.

The website appears to be in early stages of development, so you’ll need to have an invitation to sign up.

Google are keeping very quiet about the project, so it’s not clear what sort of searches it could make about potential applicants.

Google could start the next LinkedIn, but will it have access to your search history?

Google could start the next LinkedIn, but will it have access to your search history?


But the site offers the option of using your personal account, prompting you to “sign in with Google”.

If that is the case, there’s nothing stopping people creating a new account just to apply for a role.

They’ll just have to make sure they don’t do any x-rated browsing while signed in.

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