By 2020, it'll be common for some jobs to require your Klout score (or something similar) as part of the hiring criteria.

Created by RandomThinker on 2012-10-10; known on 2020-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2020-07-14.

• RandomThinker estimated 65% on 2012-10-10
• RandomThinker said “People are already angsting over it. I think this one will happen. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/10/03/online_privacy_can_employers_use_klout_scores_facebook_profiles_to_screen_applicants_.html?wpisrc=obinsite” on 2012-10-10
• RandomThinker said “It’ll be judged qualitatively. If it actually happens, people will know.” on 2012-10-10
• gwern said “isn’t Klout already selling its services to HR departments?” on 2012-10-10
• RandomThinker said “@gwern I don’t know. Is this common? I’m thinking common enough to be normal job postings for non tech related work.” on 2012-10-11
• scav estimated 5% and said “Being generous, with leeway for the vagueness of “some jobs” and “something similar”. It’s the “common” and “require” that I think are unlikely.” on 2012-10-11
• RandomThinker said “@scav you get my meaning. I think it’ll be much more common than people think and much more required” on 2012-10-13
• chemotaxis101 estimated 35% on 2012-10-13
• Ben Doherty estimated 55% and said “Assuming klout lasts that long” on 2012-10-14
• chemotaxis101 said “It seems different Klout-like services are also valid for the purposes of this prediction.” on 2012-10-14
• smijer estimated 5% on 2012-10-19
• themusicgod1 estimated 50% on 2016-10-10
• Bruno Parga said “This seems wrong. Thoughts?” on 2020-01-01
• PseudonymousUser said “Definitely not common in any sense. Probably illegal to require such a thing. In addition, Klout shut down in 2018, and no longer exists. ” on 2020-07-14
• PseudonymousUser   judged this prediction wrong on 2020-07-14.