This document discusses digital footprints and how employers are increasingly using social networking sites to screen potential job candidates. It defines a digital footprint as information about a person's online activities and presence. It notes that employers seek candidates on social networks because that is where many users engage online. Statistics show that 9% of Canadian employers planned to increase social network recruiting in 2008 and 1 in 5 US employers use networks to research candidates. The document advises checking one's digital footprint given the public, searchable nature of much online information. It concludes by listing resources on digital footprints and social networks.