I heard today from a good friend and reliable source that according the news employers are not looking through facebook to view what perspective employees are about. Now at first I did have real concern since I am hooked on facebook, however a few things occurred to me that hadn't when I first heard this.
1) Wouldn't whoever the employer is have to be your friend in order to see what you write and your daily entries and all that good (or bad) stuff? Basically I have determined that this may not be possible unless there is some employer facebook application that allows employers to have access to users accounts even without being a friend or approved by the employee .. interesting!
2) I don't post anything (ie., pictures, quotes, or sayings) that I wouldn't say personally or that I don't want people to know about. I mean so what if I did? I would consider that discrimination if I wasn't hired due to some questionable things I posted on my own personal account smh .. is there no end to what people would do to avoid dealing with people? Needless to say I will continue to do what I was doing, being me. If they don't like it, then I guess they shouldn't be trying to read it .. nosies .. lol
3) At what point did facebook become the determining factor for employers to choose or to basically snoop around someones personal thoughts? I personally think it's an invasion of ones privacy, not only that it has nothing to do with the job. At what point did facebook replace the resume and educational experience one has? And just because a person seems to be a bit outgoing or opinionated and even perhaps potty mouthed or just down right silly does not mean that they do not know how to act in a professional manner.
Now i'm addiced to facebook, I enjoy the fact that I can connect with old friends and new ones so I'll be on facebook .. no doubt! This is just my opinion .. and needless to say from now on I will be doing just what I've been doing on facebook.. ME! .. lol hate it or love it the silly me inside is same professional scholar you read about in the resume .. always remember there are two sides to every story, including mine.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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I knew that was false the minute I heard about it for the same reasons.
It is impossible to view what is on my profile without requesting me.
@ illy .. so I shared this with a coworker and she told me that what the employers are doing is using a friend of a friend type of thing but i'm still not convinced .. besides like I said what I do is nothing to worry about .. if they don't like the way I do me then maybe it's for the best!
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