How much privacy would YOU give up?
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012Let’s get this out of the way:
I have not, nor will I ever give my social networking credentials to a prospective employer. What I have already made public is good enough.
If you’re looking to hire me and one of the conditions of employment are that I hand over my login credentials to Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, or any other social media platform, then we’re not a good fit for one another. That may mean that, all other things being equal, we’re both missing out on doing some great work together.
If people don’t buy what you do – they buy why you do it, then what does the practice of asking potential employees for their Facebook passwords say about why you do what you do? No, in this case your WHY and mine do not align, and we’re not going to work together.
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