Gotta love Facebook!

[Sportsaholic]

In the process of going through Resumes for hiring new help. All look pretty good on paper so I decided to check & see if they had Facebook accounts & WOW :scared

Some of these people aren't shy about about how they really feel about people and their current work situations. Needless to say some of these Resumes have ended up in the Round File :scared


Thank you Facebook :0008

 

[greggraffin]

withouth examples,

 

[SixFive]

yep, that's definitely a tool employers are using now even though it's against a lot of their own policies to do so. I would sure do it too though; will help weed out some of the douchebags!

 

[marine]

In the process of going through Resumes for hiring new help. All look pretty good on paper so I decided to check & see if they had Facebook accounts & WOW :scared

Some of these people aren't shy about about how they really feel about people and their current work situations. Needless to say some of these Resumes have ended up in the Round File :scared


Thank you Facebook :0008

As a recruiter..
Since your using Facebook to screen candidates, remind yourself what you do online and the things you post on the mighty world wide web.

Don't let facebook ruin your ability to hire a good employee. Facebook is a social networking tool. You wouldn't listen in on an applicant's phone calls with friends to determine if they could work for you - don't use Facebook's social postings to do the same.

** Unless we're talking about the standard taboo topics of racism, sexism, abuse etc.

 

[hedgehog]

great tool these days

 

[dunclock]

send me a friend request .... you can keep up with all my cooking and eating exploits :0074

:mj07:

 

[layinwood]

As a recruiter..
Since your using Facebook to screen candidates, remind yourself what you do online and the things you post on the mighty world wide web.

Don't let facebook ruin your ability to hire a good employee. Facebook is a social networking tool. You wouldn't listen in on an applicant's phone calls with friends to determine if they could work for you - don't use Facebook's social postings to do the same.

** Unless we're talking about the standard taboo topics of racism, sexism, abuse etc.

I don't even call candidates until I've looked at their FB and Myspace pages. It tells you more than any interview ever could. People are real on their pages and that's what counts the most. I have no desire to send a nurse over to one of my hospitals if I know she's getting trashed on a work night. On the flip side there are a lot of people that I hold a different opinion of in a good way and it's because of their FB or myspace page. IMO it goes both ways but if you're dumb enough to put things on your page that wouldn't get you hired then.... well you're too dumb for one of my clients.

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

some people never learn...

 

[marine]

I don't even call candidates until I've looked at their FB and Myspace pages. It tells you more than any interview ever could. People are real on their pages and that's what counts the most. I have no desire to send a nurse over to one of my hospitals if I know she's getting trashed on a work night. On the flip side there are a lot of people that I hold a different opinion of in a good way and it's because of their FB or myspace page. IMO it goes both ways but if you're dumb enough to put things on your page that wouldn't get you hired then.... well you're too dumb for one of my clients.

Obviously, there's an issue if people are posting utterly obnoxious stuff on their page. Things that go against total good order and judgement.

However, I've seen hiring managers "do a background check" and view someone's facebook page and declined to move forward with the candidate because
- they mispell everything on their page
- they have pictures of themselves with a beer in hand
- they were dressed inapporpriately in one of their photos
- they posted things that differ from my own beliefs on religion/political party/topic d'jour

Now, a lot of that is solved from the candidate's end by making their profile private to only their confirmed friends...
When an employer finds someone that is friends with that privatized individual, should they still consider the content of the page?
Should the employer say - oh, they have it on private? they must be hiding something?


Facebook is a tremendous social networking platform - as it was designed to be. And it is very useful in the candidate interviewing process. HOWEVER - those doing the "checking" need to be aware of what they are doing and why they are doing it.

So here's a case study/question.
You have interviewed a candidate that is at the top of their field in "whatever it is they do". You like the candidate. You have done 3 interviews and everything is great and you are ready to extend an offer to them. You happen to notice they are on facebook, and you view their page.
You find they are a huge fan of South Park and have a significant number of clips, links to clips, and South Park items on their wall. Most of those clips contain vulgar language and controversial subjects.

Do you suddenly not extend them an offer?

If you had veiwed the page prior to the interviews, would you still have brought them in to interview?

 

[Keyser Soze]

Marine.......I can't say that I always agree with you, but in this case I think you have a valid point.

 

[Morris]

So how much you paying? opcorn2

 

[Sportsaholic]

So how much you paying? opcorn2

$9 hr plus all the Salsa you can eat opcorn2

 

[Morris]

$19 hr plus all the Salsa you can eat opcorn2

Fixed it............opcorn2

 

[layinwood]

Obviously, there's an issue if people are posting utterly obnoxious stuff on their page. Things that go against total good order and judgement.

However, I've seen hiring managers "do a background check" and view someone's facebook page and declined to move forward with the candidate because
- they mispell everything on their page
- they have pictures of themselves with a beer in hand
- they were dressed inapporpriately in one of their photos
- they posted things that differ from my own beliefs on religion/political party/topic d'jour

Now, a lot of that is solved from the candidate's end by making their profile private to only their confirmed friends...
When an employer finds someone that is friends with that privatized individual, should they still consider the content of the page?
Should the employer say - oh, they have it on private? they must be hiding something?


Facebook is a tremendous social networking platform - as it was designed to be. And it is very useful in the candidate interviewing process. HOWEVER - those doing the "checking" need to be aware of what they are doing and why they are doing it.

So here's a case study/question.
You have interviewed a candidate that is at the top of their field in "whatever it is they do". You like the candidate. You have done 3 interviews and everything is great and you are ready to extend an offer to them. You happen to notice they are on facebook, and you view their page.
You find they are a huge fan of South Park and have a significant number of clips, links to clips, and South Park items on their wall. Most of those clips contain vulgar language and controversial subjects.

Do you suddenly not extend them an offer?

If you had veiwed the page prior to the interviews, would you still have brought them in to interview?

I think the things I'm referring to are more than just something about a tv show and bad language.

Examples....

I went out last night and got fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkked up.
(post Weds 2pm)

Smoked some serious sticky this morning
(post Thurs 830am)

Told my boss to go f herself today and quit
(post Tues 4pm)


I recruit any and all people that are in a medical facility from IT, nurse, admin, business office and physicians. I'll promise you it's just flat out amazing the things people will put on their page. I could give a crap about language, sexual preference or anything else. I mainly look to see if they're still young, immature and partying during the week. Depending on the position I may look at other things as well. Most people have their family as friends including mom and dad. If someone is willing to put some bad things out there and don't care if their mom or dad sees it then more than likely they're a wild card and it's just not worth the chance.

 

[Sportsaholic]

I think the things I'm referring to are more than just something about a tv show and bad language.

Examples....

I went out last night and got fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkked up.
(post Weds 2pm)

Smoked some serious sticky this morning
(post Thurs 830am)

Told my boss to go f herself today and quit
(post Tues 4pm)

I recruit any and all people that are in a medical facility from IT, nurse, admin, business office and physicians. I'll promise you it's just flat out amazing the things people will put on their page. I could give a crap about language, sexual preference or anything else. I mainly look to see if they're still young, immature and partying during the week. Depending on the position I may look at other things as well. Most people have their family as friends including mom and dad. If someone is willing to put some bad things out there and don't care if their mom or dad sees it then more than likely they're a wild card and it's just not worth the chance.

Exactly!

The one I was talking about had posted that he was sick of his field, couldn't wait to leaving the state and the sucky people that lived there.

Sure none of this would have came out in a interview........kurby

 

[marine]

If that was true, why was he interviewing with you?


Pre- drinking posts. How do you know they weren't on vacation that week? By that standard, everyone in the madjack drinking thread should be unemployed.

 

[Sportsaholic]

If that was true, why was he interviewing with you?


Pre- drinking posts. How do you know they weren't on vacation that week? By that standard, everyone in the madjack drinking thread should be unemployed.

Never said he was interviewing, was just going over Resume's as I stated above.....


Might not be a perfect science but it can be part of the puzzle......

Like I always tell my kids don't put anything online you don't want the world to know about you.

:0008

 

[marine]

Ok. I will rephrase. Why did he send his resume to you?
seriously. What was his motivation to take the time to send you a resume?
also, based on his resume, would you have interviewed him not knowing he had a Facebook page?

 

[BuckwheatJWN]

We have a local high school football coach whose teams are a combined 3-27 over 3 years. His wive's FB page shows a picture of his buddies and him as he's wearing a T SHIRT saying "I have a PHD (PRETTY HUGE DICK)". :scared It's been up for about 2 years. Now that's the type of info many wish our school board knew before hiring him. :nono:

 

[Sportsaholic]

Ok. I will rephrase. Why did he send his resume to you?
seriously. What was his motivation to take the time to send you a resume?
also, based on his resume, would you have interviewed him not knowing he had a Facebook page?

Not sure what his game plan is or care. I just know I'm not willing to take the chance on him with my business/money based on the info at hand. :0008