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Boozing, drugs on your resume?

Careerbuilder.com says to watch your social posts -- some employers go looking for digital dirt on jobs applicants

The next time you think about posting your beer-pong championship highlights on YouTube or photos of your "pilgrimage" to Amsterdam, consider a new study by online job site CareerBuilder.com that found more than 20 percent of employers investigate prospective employees by visiting their online social network pages.

The survey found that 34 percent of the managers who screen candidates on...

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