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personally, I don't think I'd want to work for a place that felt the need to look at applicant's FB, etc. pages -- nm

Posted by zork Dec 19 '08, 12:11

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I'm cool with it. If an employee chooses to make a public ass of themselves, it affects the company. - Mop Dec 19, 12:27 1
- I think this is my stand as well. -- nm - capitalist christmas loves mandy lane Dec 19, 12:30
I don't think I do anything dumb enough to affect anyone's opinion. -- nm - Amy Dec 19, 12:17 1
- nmbAmy - Pippy Dec 19, 12:19
it's more a test of whether you are dumb enough or not to do this. -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 12:17
I'm not sure if I'm okay with it, but I know it's becoming more and more common, so I just accept as fact - capitalist christmas loves mandy lane Dec 19, 12:15
and I see con_carne already said this on B2 -- nm - zork Dec 19, 12:12 6
- I think anyone hoping to get hired by a fortune 500 firm better expect to have them look. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:13 5
  - Well...the clear next step is for people to set up FB pages specifically to look good to employers - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 19, 12:19 4
    - You do this one under your real name, and then your actual facebook under a nick name. -- nm - Amy Dec 19, 12:24 1
      - did i tell tt/st that fb made me use my real name to keep my preferred e-mail associated with it? - b! merry and bright. Dec 19, 12:28
    - Oh, people definitely do this. And other networking sites as well. -- nm - con_carne Dec 19, 12:22
    - well, that's what a lot people use blogs for already. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:20
don't most places do this? -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:12 13
- I think I just read that a Patriots cheerleader was just fired by the Krafts because of Facebook pics where she and her friends were - kelly Dec 19, 12:17 2
  - she got what she deserved, I'd say. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:18 1
    - I didn't think it was unreasonable. -- nm - kelly Dec 19, 12:18
- these days, yes. - Callisto Dec 19, 12:16 1
  - they would be foolish not to. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:17
- I used to work in recruiting, and have never heard of a demand for employers to find this kind of information - con_carne Dec 19, 12:15 5
  - how long ago? if it is not standard by now, I'd be shocked. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:16 4
    - 1995 to 2003, including a few years taking job ads from employers directly -- nm - con_carne Dec 19, 12:19 3
      - aaaaah. yeah, that 5 years was a big deal in this case. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:21 2
        
        I'm doubtful that the advent of the internet has suddenly made employers interested in grad students' discretion -- nm - con_carne Dec 19, 12:35 1
        
        I think you're in denial. :) -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:40
- i don't think so -- nm - zork Dec 19, 12:13 1
  - first time a prospective employer web searched me was 12 years ago. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 12:14
"Let's see. He updates his page 30 times a day during work hours....Next" -- nm - oblique Dec 19, 12:12

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