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Protect Your Career From Your Personal Life
Remember a couple of months ago when we were discussing whether it was a good idea to use Social Networking to find job applicants? Some of us were a little gun-shy. These online profiles have pictures, and information about age, political affiliations, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and all of the other things recruiters/employers aren't supposed to know. Then, as HR got its feet wet, it got braver.
Companies started asking job applicants to open their Facebook accounts and show them the content. This made some people uneasy, but it could be justified. Your Social Networking profiles are publicly available information. It could be assumed that the average social networker (is that the correct term for us?) publishes their employment details online. It is important for a company to know how you are going to portray yourself as one of their employees. Look at some Twitter profiles if you want to see some examples. People put their employer’s name and position title…and then write “tweets are my own and do not represent my employer.” Your tweets do represent your employer though. Especially if you’re one of the people the client will need to interact with when receiving the company’s service. “Hey remember that douchebag who posted his unpopular opinion about the situation in the middle-east? I don’t want to buy a car from him.” Candidates even had the ability to make their profile employer friendly, and use it to their advantage in the interview. They could show pictures of travelling and engaging in activities that make them appear more well-rounded.
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Comment by Camille Hislop on April 7, 2013 at 4:39pm -
I'm not sure why employers want to check the possible employees social networks. They should get or not get the job because of their qualifications not because of a Facebook post. It's a social network not an employer network. That's what sites like LinkedIn are for. This is just my opinion.
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Comment by Phillip Sugarman on March 29, 2013 at 11:18pm -
This makes me want to delete my facebook.
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Comment by Scott Keenan on April 14, 2012 at 11:06am -
Well in Facebook's defense, they did issue a statement that they do not support the practice. http://greggowe.com/content/facebook-issues-statement-against-emplo...
I used it as an example, but it's not a Facebook or even a Social Networking issue. This is an employer issue that needs to be addressed with some kind of legislation regarding privacy and new technology.
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Comment by Kelly Wade on April 13, 2012 at 8:10pm -
Heard about this request, Scott, but didn't really believe it. Guess that's one way to drive people away from FB.
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Comment by Britt Hysen on April 13, 2012 at 5:27pm -
This is freaky Scott! And to think that Facebook has conspired against us! I never liked the thought of Timeline! Asking your potential employee for their Facebook password is really a test to see how dumb someone is - or how they are testing your trust and dedication to the company. Either way, the fault would be on you to give it to them. It's not Invasion of Privacy if you give consent. However, employers should only have access to your work/portfolio, referrals, and criminal background.
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Comment by Scott Keenan on April 13, 2012 at 12:46pm
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Thanks Marni! The idea that someone could ask for that made me uneasy...especially after I looked back at all the stuff I kept in there.
I hope the Panel is ok. My main goal was to not come off as a complete tool. Sounds like mission accomplished?
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Comment by Marni E. Goldberg on April 13, 2012 at 10:58am -
You are so right on the mark, Scott with this advice!
Hey saw your Skype panel discussion. You look great! Really had to laugh at the "creepy" comment. You are going to love it. Should be posted soon.
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