Social media and employers (28)
Yes and possibly. Context should be used in the latter case.
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Friskyone: Do you believe that employers who may look at a potential employee's, look at their social media posts?
If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
Nowadays, your Internet presence, makes a big difference in your reliability, outspokenness, and dependability, to any company you are employed at / people that gets to know you. Everyone looks you up on the Internet very soon after meeting you, and thus all the social websites info will come to the fore. You will also be checked online for any criminal activities.If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
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Friskyone: Do you believe that employers who may look at a potential employee's, look at their social media posts?
If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
It would depend on the job... If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
I think it already happens for certain jobs... I'm retired... or I would not say the things I do...------ This thread is Archived ------
smiley963: Nowadays, your Internet presence, makes a big difference in your reliability, outspokenness, and dependability, to any company you are employed at / people that gets to know you. Everyone looks you up on the Internet very soon after meeting you, and thus all the social websites info will come to the fore. You will also be checked online for any criminal activities.
Have you had problems in this are??????------ This thread is Archived ------
Inthewoods: It would depend on the job... I think it already happens for certain jobs... I'm retired... or I would not say the things I do...
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Friskyone: Do you believe that employers who may look at a potential employee's, look at their social media posts?
If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
A bit of a snoop early on is fair enough maybe. I expect most of them do that. The rest is just disrespect.If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
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ChesneyChrist: A bit of a snoop early on is fair enough maybe. I expect most of them do that. The rest is just disrespect.
I suspect that the higher-end jobs do snoop but I wonder not only disrespectful but is it an invasion of privacy also?------ This thread is Archived ------
Friskyone: I suspect that the higher-end jobs do snoop but I wonder not only disrespectful but is it an invasion of privacy also?
Either way, I'm not so sure that the employer would not admit to doing so.------ This thread is Archived ------
Friskyone: Do you believe that employers who may look at a potential employee's, look at their social media posts?
If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
Luckily I remain anonymous, otherwise can you imagine the amount of job offers flooding my letterbox every dayIf so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
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Bnaughty: Luckily I remain anonymous, otherwise can you imagine the amount of job offers flooding my letterbox every day
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Friskyone: Do you believe that employers who may look at a potential employee's, look at their social media posts?
If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
Yes it should. After all, they hire the person and everything that comes with him/her including - and maybe especially - his/her viewpoints. If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
That's when being self-employed is important and comes in handy. If you're not working for yourself, you're subjugated.
I have another 15 years to go until I'm not allowed to work anymore... I won't spend them on some soul-crushing company, nooo sireee
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Bnaughty: Luckily I remain anonymous, otherwise can you imagine the amount of job offers flooding my letterbox every day
Job offers for you are very problematic. PU !------ This thread is Archived ------
yes. normal practice; even more for "management" positions,
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Bnaughty: Luckily I remain anonymous, otherwise can you imagine the amount of job offers flooding my letterbox every day
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Friskyone: Do you believe that employers who may look at a potential employee's, look at their social media posts?
If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
Friskyone: I suspect that the higher-end jobs do snoop but I wonder not only disrespectful but is it an invasion of privacy also?
hiya Friskyone 
while i don't like on line snooping, and view it as disrespectful, i think it would be hard to argue that it's invasion of privacy for something posted openly on social media. i also think it's in the best interest of the employer or company to gather information.
as for who's doing the snooping.... it's not just higher-end jobs. students want to know about teachers, insurance companies want to know about claims, folks want information about trades folks, disgruntled employees want the dirt on fellow workers and bosses, ...this list can be much longer.... and yes, i believe it all effects decisions made regarding employees.
it's just so very easy to look things up on line. i think it behooves one to keep their public life public, and their private life private.
jmho
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jono7: hiya Friskyone
while i don't like on line snooping, and view it as disrespectful, i think it would be hard to argue that it's invasion of privacy for something posted openly on social media. i also think it's in the best interest of the employer or company to gather information.
as for who's doing the snooping.... it's not just higher-end jobs. students want to know about teachers, insurance companies want to know about claims, folks want information about trades folks, disgruntled employees want the dirt on fellow workers and bosses, ...this list can be much longer.... and yes, i believe it all effects decisions made regarding employees.
it's just so very easy to look things up on line. i think it behooves one to keep their public life public, and their private life private.
jmho
while i don't like on line snooping, and view it as disrespectful, i think it would be hard to argue that it's invasion of privacy for something posted openly on social media. i also think it's in the best interest of the employer or company to gather information.
as for who's doing the snooping.... it's not just higher-end jobs. students want to know about teachers, insurance companies want to know about claims, folks want information about trades folks, disgruntled employees want the dirt on fellow workers and bosses, ...this list can be much longer.... and yes, i believe it all effects decisions made regarding employees.
it's just so very easy to look things up on line. i think it behooves one to keep their public life public, and their private life private.
jmho
Very well said! You made so many valid points and I agree with all you said.
Thank you.
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You have to question whether you can have a good relationship with someone who spies on you. Factories that watch workers like a hawk get left with the scumbags.
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ChesneyChrist: You have to question whether you can have a good relationship with someone who spies on you. Factories that watch workers like a hawk get left with the scumbags.
trust or fear.ideally, one finds employment or hires folks, and there's a trust between them that enables both sides of the coin to expand and prosper.
in the current economic climate, i'm just not so sure it happens as much as it used to.
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Friskyone: Do you believe that employers who may look at a potential employee's, look at their social media posts? If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?
Thjat garbegfe is all about suitability for team work - SO when I was seeking any PAYE employment after I left the services, I was also a fully registered Part time Pro musician and MU member. SO My view was an always polite statement - Unless I choose to discuss my private Interests & social activity outside Company hours they are private, between me & the Inland Revenue. They could not handle that or the fact that I had my own workshop which upset more than a few so called "businessmen" with Funny handshakes after they saw me on stage, playing for cabaret or in the Theatre pit with an orchestra. Most amusing as I never broke my word
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If so, should it affect the potential employee affect them from getting hired or not?