FWIW, from the original article (see m_eiman's link): Reputation can also have a positive effect as in the United States, 86% of HR professionals (and at least

FWIW, from the original article (see m_eiman's link): Reputation can also have a positive effect as in the United States, 86% of HR professionals (and at least two thirds of those in the U.K. and Germany) stated that a positive online reputation influences the candidate’s application to some extent; almost half stated that it does so to a great extent.