Yesterday in class we read an article about companies looking for more personal information about candidates before hiring them. By doing so, they would go to myspace or friendster and other websites. After viewing the websites, the company would think differently of the candidate. The candidate posts personal pictures of themselves or how they party. Those picture actually will reflects on them. Companies judges them from their comments and pictures and refuse to hire them. They're afraid the candidate personal life style or behavior will reflect their company reputation.
I personally think these companies should not jugde candidates from the websites. Yes, some may be unappropiate but at the same time it's their life. Their personal life is different from their career life. I have a friend who is a Financial Advisor, and he is the most professional guy when it comes to his clients and others. But when he's not working and wants to have fun. He'll go out to bars and clubs. He loves to drink and also have a myspace with crazy pictures of himself. However, this does not affect his career. He separates his personal life and his career life. I feel that it's unfair for companies to judge people from website before hiring and getting to know them. "Don't judge the cover book."
How do you guys feel about this?
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In a way, it would kind of feel like an invasion of privacy. I wouldn't be surprised if this comes up as a legal issue before long.
I agree that what you put up on a website may have absolutely no bearing on your job performance. Unfortunately, if I saw something on the web about a potential candidate that I perceived as negative, it would be hard to completely forget it and not let it affect my judgement.
There might be some cases where the information is relevant, though. What if you are hiring delivery drivers, and you stumble on the fact that an applicant has had a DUI?
It's pretty hard for employers to really know what potential employees are going to be like as workers. If it were your company, would you use every possible resource to screen applicants?
On the other hand, how do you that the information on the website is really correct? What is the applican't head was posted onto a compromising photo with photoshop and it ended up costing them a job?
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