Facebook and Myspace Profiles

[tboy]

Just a friendly reminder to Mp's and Sp's (and anyone else in the biz) that having a public profile on facebook or myspace is not a good idea.

There's been a number of stories here and I have heard of others where a lady has a profile and has been outed by a boneheaded customer. I know facebook allows you to hide your profile to all but those you invite, but I don't know about myspace.

Anyhow, moral of the story is to be careful when posting a profile.......

 

[tboy]

sorry, I forgot about that thread, but this is the place for it......(and I pm'd fred to get approval before posting it here)....

Thanks for the head's up tho Sheik....

 

[Knave]

HR use Facebook and Myspace

Most HR Departments reference Facebook and Myspace when doing backgrounds and reference checks on prospective new-hires and their friends.
Suggestion if you’re in the job market: > look at your post and the posts of your friends through the eyes of an HR pro. A buddy joking about weed-use could look bad for both of you.

 

[David Beckham 23]

Most HR Departments reference Facebook and Myspace when doing backgrounds and reference checks on prospective new-hires and their friends.
Suggestion if you’re in the job market: > look at your post and the posts of your friends through the eyes of an HR pro. A buddy joking about weed-use could look bad for both of you.

This is a myth.

 

[spatial_k]

This is a myth.

Sadly it isn't. Maybe not officially part of the process but definitely looked at, so make sure your profile is set to private if you don't want employers looking at it.

 

[Knave]

part of the confirmation process

I have two colleagues who are HR professionals - both working with rather large employers, and both routinely require a Facebook / Myspace review for career-level positions. Its now just part of the confirmation process.
I think the practice moved from myth to practice in a life-imitating-art sort of way. Either way, I’d consider caution if I were in the job market.

 

[towelhead518]

well i've met a girl on myspace and had a great experience with her as an amateur.

 

[trisket]

If I was hiring, renting an apartment or dating someone, I'd google their name and check out their facebook first.

 

[David Beckham 23]

Many companies have banned Facebook and other non related sites from the office. So to say that most is a myth. Do some HR departments use it, of course, but it's not an epidemic.

Regardless, you should be smart to what you allow people to see on the Internet.

 

[hwic]

Interestingly I had to let an employee go (FIRE) recently. Although the requisite skills were in place this person just didn't seem to be able to understand basic things that were being requested by me and other staff members. The employee was spoken to about this on several occasions. When we started to get the same feedback from some good customers there was no option but to let this person go.

A younger staff member came to me a week or so after the dismissal and showed me the dismissed individuals facebook page where partying until 3 - 4 or 5 in the morning on work days was being described in great detail which explains to me the lack of comprehension during the work day. Also good defense in the possibility of an unlawful dismissal claim which was threatened.

 

[canucklehead]

Many companies have banned Facebook and other non related sites from the office. So to say that most is a myth. Do some HR departments use it, of course, but it's not an epidemic.

Regardless, you should be smart to what you allow people to see on the Internet.

i get about 2 headhunter calls a month.... half or more say they found my resume on monster/workopolis/carrerbuilder and then mention that they googled me..... a few and more now say they check facebook.

 

[hypemx7]

Just in case you guys and gals don't know;

Facebook has the right to do anything with the information you post/writeup.

Read their user agreement.
(you can also find various threads on forums and articles
about this on the internet)

That means all the personal info you post up on Facebook
remains on their database as long as they want,
and you have no access to fully delete them or
forbid the use of the information.

On the other hand myspace doesn't do this... yet...