Comments - Social Media: Make or break for candidates? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T11:31:21Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1387827&xn_auth=noMy take on all this is if any…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-09:502551:Comment:13905282011-09-09T18:53:44.140ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>My take on all this is if anyone is dumb enough to put something out there on the net that they don't want the world to know why would anybody want to hire them and have them blab everything that goes on at work into cyberspace. </p>
<p> On the flip side if what one puts out there means that a company will not hire them why would they want to work there anyway. I couldn't see Jerry working as a recruiter for a social media recruiting group because of the way he feels about it so why not…</p>
<p>My take on all this is if anyone is dumb enough to put something out there on the net that they don't want the world to know why would anybody want to hire them and have them blab everything that goes on at work into cyberspace. </p>
<p> On the flip side if what one puts out there means that a company will not hire them why would they want to work there anyway. I couldn't see Jerry working as a recruiter for a social media recruiting group because of the way he feels about it so why not know that before the fact instead of both parties wasting a bunch of time talking then Jerry says, "no way, i think what you are doing is a bunch of marlarky i can't and don't want to do that.</p>
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<p>I don't think it's much different than the candidate who comes in your office or goes to an interview and reguritates too much information about their personal life or the idiot that goes to any public gathering and expounds ad nauseum about anything.</p>
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<p>The real question is what is "dirt". Dirt like anything else except in extremes is in the eye of the beholder. What is dirt to me might be somebody else's wowsey , wow, wow.</p>
<p> </p> In principle, I totally agree…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-09:502551:Comment:13903992011-09-09T16:28:28.156ZJeremy Springhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Jeremy944
<p>In principle, I totally agree with you both. In fact, a point of the above post was " ratchet up the privacy settings to the highest degree". To hell with what people think about what I do in my social life. I'm an upstanding citizen. That I have a penchant for Bourbon and backyard beer doesn't have any bearing on how well I can make your software product better.</p>
<p>It just seems a little reckless (or naive) to assume that people won't dig for dirt on candidates and that what they find…</p>
<p>In principle, I totally agree with you both. In fact, a point of the above post was " ratchet up the privacy settings to the highest degree". To hell with what people think about what I do in my social life. I'm an upstanding citizen. That I have a penchant for Bourbon and backyard beer doesn't have any bearing on how well I can make your software product better.</p>
<p>It just seems a little reckless (or naive) to assume that people won't dig for dirt on candidates and that what they find through a simple Google search won't influence their opinion. </p>
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<div style="xg-p: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;" class="mcePaste" id="_mcePaste">ratchet up the privacy settings to the highest degree so that guys like me can’t catch you with your pants down (so to speak).</div> I agree with Jerry. You can't…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-09:502551:Comment:13899572011-09-09T16:05:48.678ZAlasdair Murrayhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AlasdairMurray
I agree with Jerry. You can't lead your life with a Big brother type attitude. Equally,boasting about the coke you snorted or the forgotten two days at the weekend that were induced by an excess of alcohol isn't a great idea either, but surely you should just be able to be yourself? Not everyone views Twitter etc. as a pre-interview scenario. Jeez, if I were looking for a job no conservative in their right mind would dream of hiring me because i cannot stand the UK Tories, but, that said, why…
I agree with Jerry. You can't lead your life with a Big brother type attitude. Equally,boasting about the coke you snorted or the forgotten two days at the weekend that were induced by an excess of alcohol isn't a great idea either, but surely you should just be able to be yourself? Not everyone views Twitter etc. as a pre-interview scenario. Jeez, if I were looking for a job no conservative in their right mind would dream of hiring me because i cannot stand the UK Tories, but, that said, why shouldn't I be ableto say that I think our prime minister is a dog's c*ck? - so long as i do it with grace. All this furore about social media is crazy frankly. Most people will no sooner get a job via it than they will win the lottery,so my advice wouldbe -don't be a mouse, but at the same time don't be a moron online either. If some sad snooper judges you purely on your social network activity then, unless you're a psychopath, more fool them. frankly. Sorry - but I've got to disag…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-09:502551:Comment:13896982011-09-09T11:38:33.361ZJerry Albrighthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JerryAlbright
<p>Sorry - but I've got to disagree here. (I seem to start many of my comments with that one......)</p>
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<p>"If you have a Facebook page, anyone considering you as a potential hire WILL land on it." This just isn't the case if you've got any sort of privacy to your profile. It's so rare to find a candidate's profile open and accessible that for the most part - I don't even check.</p>
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<p>My bigger issue is the notion that people should engage on Social Media only in ways…</p>
<p>Sorry - but I've got to disagree here. (I seem to start many of my comments with that one......)</p>
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<p>"If you have a Facebook page, anyone considering you as a potential hire WILL land on it." This just isn't the case if you've got any sort of privacy to your profile. It's so rare to find a candidate's profile open and accessible that for the most part - I don't even check.</p>
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<p>My bigger issue is the notion that people should engage on Social Media only in ways employers would be OK with - should any employer ever - at any time in the future - stumble upon them. I've got to disagree. Why should people guide every action according to how it might be viewed by an employer? I find the notion ridiculous.</p>
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<p>I would think the more important guide should be: "Your friends ARE going to see this, read this and know this about you. Are you cool with that?" If the answer is yes - and most people realize that is the question each time they submit an update to any SM community - then do it. </p>
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<p>Have fun with life. We recruiters tend to think every action a person takes in life should be viewed through the "what if an employer sees this?" lens. Life would be quite dull if everyone thought that way.</p>
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<p> </p> Thanks, Kara. It is certainly…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-08:502551:Comment:13880142011-09-08T20:27:38.900ZJeremy Springhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Jeremy944
Thanks, Kara. It is certainly relevant. Maybe more so than any of us wish.
Thanks, Kara. It is certainly relevant. Maybe more so than any of us wish. Very nice article. I love th…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-08:502551:Comment:13880122011-09-08T20:17:36.073ZKara Stringerhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Kara425
Very nice article. I love the comparison of social media and credit history, it is true that no social media can depict you unfavorably. This is obviously an important topic to discuss!
Very nice article. I love the comparison of social media and credit history, it is true that no social media can depict you unfavorably. This is obviously an important topic to discuss!