Be careful. Not everyone can be trusted with a resume. Real harm is done when unscrupulous "recruiters" blast resumes in every direction without permission or forethought. Some people harm their prospects when they plaster their resumes all over the internet or send them off haphazardly to companies without understanding how to get the attention they deserve.

We never ask for exclusives, but to get an independent opinion on the wisdom of restricted, targeted searches and the dangers of internet resume posting, read this article courtesy of employment columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy of Tribune Media Services.

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