Facebook profile request during job interviews 10

[ports394]

So I searched facebook and saw an old 2010 discussion about this. Nothing recently.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-03-20-03-22-06

Does anyone else think this is a bad practice? I keep my facebook locked down for privacy, and the most I say about work is "Had a long day at work today" or "Worked 12 hours today".

I was going over the ASME Ethics for MechE's and they really say nothing about being a decent person, not posting stupid links on FB, etc etc....As long as you put the public good first, as an engineer and promote the profession in a positive way.

 

[IRstuff]

BT,

If those fractional portions of "1.3 wives, 2.3 kids" are showing too much blood; that could be a problem ;-) Even if no blood, the fact that you're a bigamist 23% of the time might be offputting to some employers...

TTFN
faq731-376

 

[jmw]

I think we should worry a bit about Google.
The new Terms and Conditions that came into force earlier this month ought to be worrying and may cause some people concern... especially if employers decide they want to know about your internet habits....I'm sure, in pursuit of the next dollar, Google will be only too happy to retrospectively change the conditions to allow them to sell whatever information they have, which is a lot.
It makes you realise that it was no mistake that street view also collected a lot of wifi data they weren't legally entitled to collect.
Google may be moving to the Dark Side.
Too many people who bleat about "Big Brother" and in the end what the government collects about you is nothing compared to the sum total of what people post themselves on Facebook etc. and what Google and all the others collect.
Switch from Google to Bing or any other and what difference will it make?
And if they (FB) are prepared to allow $1 per diem employees in 3rd world countries unlimited access to your data on the basis of some complaint, genuine or not, why should they care who else they let have your information?


JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[drawoh]

casseopeia,

Here is a good answer to a potential employer.

I cannot tell you my Facebook password because it is complex, unguessable, and I have forgotten it. I have it written down in a secure file at home. All of my passwords are unique, complex, non-dictionary, and have non-text characters embedded in them. Facebook's user agreement explicitly forbids me to share their password.

When I am given access to a network, I take their security seriously. I follow good practice at assigning passwords, and I obey all user agreements.

Mostly, this is exactly what your potential employer wants to hear. If they don't, then they are idiots.

JHG

 

[bridgebuster]

Senator Chuck Schumer, never one to miss out on publicity, is on the case:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...sking-for-facebook-passwords/?test=latestnews

 

[jmw]

That FaceBook, I just clicked a link that opened a FaceBook page and found myself logged in. So while there I tried "account settings" and damn me if all the defaults weren't exactly the opposite of what I would choose.
Meanwhile I have been busy deleting Google accounts and switched to Bing. But I'm pretty sure you don't need a google account for them to be logging your every move. Try opting out where you don't log in but they track you anyway.... ideas anyone?

JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[ewh]

Maxa Cookie Manager?

“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
-Dalai Lama XIV

 

[casseopeia]

drawoh, I like it! So far no requests for my FB, though. There really isn't much that would be potentially embarrassing. I've been tagged in a few photos during troupe dance performances, renaissance faires, and county fairs and there is an entire album of my fish. I also posted quite a few examples of landscape designs I did while working on my own. If anything, I think my FB would add points. But I still don't want to be forced to turn it over on principal.

I read one article that stated potential employers have downgraded candidates for things like using smileys in their posts. I am particularly incensed at the few companies who have attempted to defend the practice. Some people, particularly HR types, have no sense of shame.

"Gorgeous hair is the best revenge." Ivana Trump

 

[jmw]

Its when they ask for your Eng-Tips Handle you need to worry. Especially those of us with a thing about management and MBAs.

JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[monkeydog]

Oh great, how do I tell a HR weenie to call me "Monkeydog"

 

[drawoh]

casseopeia,

I bought a GPS for hiking and skiing. I posted some stuff on Facebook about it, all the while accompanied by my cat. It took a while for the GPS to realize that we were not in Kansas. It was too bad my cat is named Chico, and not Toto.

I also posted the GPS track after I took Chico for a walk around the block. It was technically interesting to see how the track wobbled significantly more than I did. MBAs are out of fashion. I am sure everybody wants a CEO who uses GPS to track his walks with a cat.

I try to not use smiley faces when I write. Usually, I am confident that the tone of my writing reveals how serious I am. Sometimes, you have to use the smileys.

JHG

 

[MacGyverS2000]

drawoh, how much had you been drinking before taking that walk? ;-)

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

 

[drawoh]

MacGyverS2000,

I forget. Possibly a stiff shot of rye whiskey.

To do the wobbling indicated by the GPS, I would have had crash through or leap over a ten foot high chain link fence into a police training college parking lot. I think I would recall something like that.

JHG

 

[SteelPE]

Not that this is particularly pertains to this conversation.

I saw a program the other day about the ability for you to get your genome mapped. The program brought up the pros and cons of such. Kind of pertaining to the Facebook dilemma.... once you let the genie out to of the bottle there is not going back keep that in mind for the future.

 

[jmw]

Pretty soon governments will require it at birth. They already file USA citizens thumb-prints on their driving licences right?
In the UK the government is still rightly nervous about imposing a requirement for people to have and carry identity cards (I used to have one when they were last in force, and I found my old red driving licence the other day - bad enough that my current licence was held up as an example of old fashioned at Drivers Ed (Speed Awareness Course because it is paper and doesn't have a photo).




JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[FeX32]

I don't get that. I am an extremely serious engineer, but I love to use emoticons on FB.


Fe (IronX32)

 

[tz101]

The solution, in my case, is to never have a facebook account in the first place. No data to worry about facebook not getting rid of, and any inquiries about my facebook account from prospective employers (do I really want to work for a company that is that probing into my private life anyway?) are answered with, "I don't have a facebook account."

 

[jmw]

And if they challenge you and say "we've found it." you claim identity theft and get worked up.

JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[MacGyverS2000]

Never had my fingerprints taken for my license... had 'em taken for my various carry permits, but that's different.

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

 

[ports394]

It's just a privacy thing... how much information can you give up before it's too much, for a job?

 

[spongebob007]

I am not on duty 24 hours a day (despite the fact that my boss thinks salaried people are) so as far as I am concerned, it is none of my employers or a potential employers business how I conduct myself on my own time. I think it's going to get worse before it gets better. It started back in the 80's with drug testing. I feel that drug testing is an invasion of privacy because the test can't differentiate whether you were doing drugs at work or on your own time. Next came the practice of checking credit reports. Sorry, but unless it is for a security clearance or a job that involves handling money, my employer or potential employer has no business seeing my credit report. There have even been studies that have shown that there is no link between credit history and job performance. The latest thing is socail media. I read an article a few months back and learned that a surprising number of employers will do goolge searches on potential employees to see what comes up. I don't even really like that because I see it as snooping, however the internet is public and if you put your personal life out there for all to see (I can't understand why anyone would want to do that) then I guess it is fair game, but requiring password access and/or having to "friend" the HR person is going waaaay too far. Right now it seems like this is isolated, but I really wouldn't be surprised to see this practice become more widespread.

No Facebook for me. I think it's stupid.