I was going to apply for a job with an agency. One of the questions was if I was on Facebook. I answered 'no' because I don't believe it's their business to know such things.
They're going to look up your name anyway. Almost every employer will. I would have just told them and made my profile private.
Well, if you have a moniker, there's less chance that they'll find out. But if you ever make friends with fellow employees, I suggest you don't let them know about your Facebook.Since I use a moniker how will they ever know? And why would a prospective employer need/want to know if an applicant is on Facebook? That's big brotherism.
Since I use a moniker how will they ever know? And why would a prospective employer need/want to know if an applicant is on Facebook? That's big brotherism.
Since I use a moniker how will they ever know? And why would a prospective employer need/want to know if an applicant is on Facebook? That's big brotherism.
I was going to apply for a job with an agency. One of the questions was if I was on Facebook. I answered 'no' because I don't believe it's their business to know such things.
A recent Forbes article pointed out that while most non-Facebook users stay away for reasons like internet addiction, privacy issues or just because they couldn't care less what people are eating every second of the day, others who are on the social network could view this absence as suspicious.
For instance, employers are looking to social networks more and more as a way of learning about current and potential employees. When a worker doesn't have a Facebook, some employers may think that this is a red flag, meaning the person could have deactivated it because they had something to hide.
Have you seen the number of idiots who've embarrassed not only themselves but the people and companies they work for with their stupidity on social networks? Do you think they want to hire you and then three weeks later fire you because you have a pic on your Facebook page of yourself in a Nazi uniform or some other nonsense?
Have you seen the number of idiots who've embarrassed not only themselves but the people and companies they work for with their stupidity on social networks? Do you think they want to hire you and then three weeks later fire you because you have a pic on your Facebook page of yourself in a Nazi uniform or some other nonsense?
Facebook: helping idiots out of good paying jobs so other people can have a shot since 2005.
Then they'll take your name and check anyway, and not hire you because you lied to them. :roll:
I was going to apply for a job with an agency. One of the questions was if I was on Facebook. I answered 'no' because I don't believe it's their business to know such things.
Thankfully I've never joined Facebook, and never intend to. During my period as an adjudicator in a state employment agency, I dealt with a number of discharges caused by employer unhappiness over posts on an employee's facebook page. A few were simply used as proof the person was surfing the internet during work hours, and that's a valid reason for discharge.
Most were because the employee said something negative about a boss, co-worker, or the company. Often the company had no access to the page, but a co-worker "freind," had copied and emailed it to the boss.
Most people don't realize the vast majority of jobs are "at will" employment. The only good news is that you may still qualify for unemployment benefits...if that's any comfort.
I am on Facebook but listed as Tyronne Shoelaces. There is no reason to ever use your actual identity on any social website.
Since I use a moniker how will they ever know? And why would a prospective employer need/want to know if an applicant is on Facebook? That's big brotherism.
My stepdaughter kept posting on FB about how she was partying, smoking, drinking, yet she couldn't imagine why none of the larger companies would hire her. Big, household name companies. She started crying to me one day about how no one would hire her, and I told her that I'd bet her $50 that her potential employers were checking out her FB profile. She hid the profile, erased all the BS and got a job with a major bank within a week and has been with them for 2 years now.
So you can spy on people who use their real names and do not know who you are? Is that why?