Recruiters Using Facebook... as a Reference Check
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Poorly researched article.
Oh - then they'll see all of those pictures etc.
What are you, as the job seeker going to do... say "no you can't have my login?" That would take some big juevos, my friend.
Some private content like facebook could add to their liability for discriminatory hiring practices. Imagine if they figure out your sexual preference, or veteran status. Seriously, recruiters would be foolish to pry like this into the personal lives of recruits.
Do some recruitment agencies actually do that?! They expect you to hand over your password? I'm speechless!
I would have a hard time saying "no", but ultimately, giving someone your login details is like giving them the keys to your house: a lot of people use the same login for many (if not all) websites, including their email.
Of course I would. I don't think that takes big anything. That's an incredibly inappropriate request.
We've heard of several applications that contain fields for links to social media sites, including Facebook... so assuming the commenter used "login" when they actually meant "URL" or "link".
The article is NOT about how good you keep your life private...its about PERCEPTION. These HR folks are not Rocket Scientists...they are humans that use FB also. Again...Really with this comment?
If I set my privacy settings correctly, you won't be able to see any of my photos, or see who my friends are.
However, if they can view the photos of someone who has uploaded one of you or tagged you in one, they'll be able to find you in them eventually (by browsing through them, or if you're feeling really paranoid, they could automate the process and scrape through all of a user's photos' web pages to find your name tagged), but it'd be a lot of work.
But what happens when the recruiter asks to "friend" you some time within the process of being recruited?
Sure, you can "woah, this isn't appropriate" but it might be a bit hard, depending on the situation....
I'd say that I don't have one. (This would mean giving them a different email than the one I've got my Facebook account set-up with.)
If I'm forced to provide one, I'd make a new one and only add them as a friend.
(However if you do accept them as a friend on your real account, it'd be simple to set the privacy options to give them a customized view of your profile.)
I'm assuming that this is me showing up as linked to other people that are not so cautious.
Are they truly unassociated or is there are name in the Facebook account that your friends could use to find the gmail account?
My biggest gripe with HR is in their ability to understand transferrable skills. I may have x years and a masters degree in y but they are looking for y'.
I have faith that with my generation, politicians and businessmen alike will stop pretending they are "perfect" people. Then finally we can get past these old ideas of how everyone should exist.
The modern world's move to capitalism from feudalism, circa 1800-1900 involved a move from dictators (feudal lords) who could demand anything from their vassals on a life-long basis to a world in which workers and professional entered into definite contracts with employers for limited purposes.
Capitalism, even according to its proponents, is an adversarial system. It's just hopefully a adversarial system to brings benefits to all concerned at the end of the day. But you don't get those benefits if you surrender in the middle of the day - "negotiate not and ye shall not receive..."
It's problematic if your employers has demanded to hire a "human being of their choice" rather than a human being who will competently accomplish a codified job in a competent manner.
Try the phrase "I don't see what's wrong an employer giving a human being a job evaluation" in contrast to "I expect to be evaluated based on my ability to accomplish a job" For a human being, "I didn't like their hair" might be legitimate as a complaint. But
Your employer is giving you something limited a wage. You owe them something limited too -
This is as much for the benefit of the employer as the employee. An employer who works according to objective criteria is going to accomplish their money-making tasks better than one that gives in to arbitrary criteria and demands. Sometimes it the employees who need to remind the employers of this.
Elizabeth Nuzzo, Senior IT Recruiter @ Professional Alternative Inc. Studied at University of Connecticut, Lives in Boston MA Born on May 23, 1982
It feels wrong for the hive mind to discuss Elizabeth Nuzzo's behavior against her will. But hey, it's a two edged sword.
It is a bit jarring for everyone on the internet be able to expose you and your innermost personal preferences, what you do, and how you work, why, and evaluate you based on this against your will. I figure it is inevitable that privacy becomes a thing of the past, we might as well embrace it and remember that what you do online is as important as how you present yourself during an interview.
You are never off-stage, your entire life is an interview. Sleep with one eye open.
still have pictures of the intoxicated you with your shirt off in 23 degree weather with the ‘A’ from “WILDCATS” painted on your chest during a football game (not exactly their idea of a “team player”).
How in the world does that affect ones ability to perform a job?
Seriously...think outside your little world. HR folks are people who get to be a God for a moment and choose who they want their boss to interview.
HR practices to schedule an interview was based on how many "key words" appeared in your resume....count the words and if there are enough move them to the interview.
Seriously...HR folks may be the receptionist at the front desk, the mail boy who got the resume, an intern who wants the job someone is applying for....HR folks are PEOPLE...think about this folks!