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23andMe, Inc., a privately held personal genetics company first launched their new
web-based service for U.S. consumers on November 16, 2007. The company’s
Personal Genome Service allows individuals to gain deeper insights into their ancestry
and inherited traits.

New study shows that one in five employers use the social networking service to research the information about job candidates.

A survey made by the CareerBuilder.com, an online job site, showed that 22% of 3,169 hiring managers are screening social networking sites to research their future employees. An additional 9 percent said they don’t currently use such sites, but plan to start.

The research showed that 34% of the managers who search their candidates on the Internet found information that made them drop the candidate from any short list…

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