The first I.B.M. employee profiled in these pages (in 1957), Bemer was responsible for more computing breakthroughs than just about anybody, including ASCII text--the universal standard for computer characters--and the escape sequence, a complicated maneuver that controls laser printing.
For example, determining employees' personal information through tracking their online footprints in social networking sites [9], or by linking employees' profiles across multiple SN channels [10] which can facilitate successful social engineering attacks on their company.
If biographical clues given in Who's Who were not enough to determine which school the person attended, we looked for information online (employees' profiles, public officials' websites, educators' curriculum vitas and so forth).
It's also a good idea to check out current employees' profiles on LinkedIn to get a better idea of exactly what kind of employee the company is looking to hire.
Employees' profiles can be especially helpful, as they may suggest whether the company attracts people with similar personalities, interests, and abilities.
If you can, find employees' profiles and see what you can learn about the type of people the company typically hires.
Smaller companies often have employee profiles.
So the purchasing department has built its own elaborate website, with news articles, employee profiles, a glossary of financial and engineering terms, and information on corporate training courses.
"A clearly signposted kite-mark website for good quality value-for-money schemes, available to all employers irrespective of their size and employee profile, would facilitate fair and equal treatment for all private sector employees," he said.
