[facebook and job-hunting politics]
According to Toni Bowers at Tech Republic, hiring managers are increasingly discovering the need to address "casual" communication (texts, e-mails) from potential job candidates. She notes: "While text-messaging lingo might be completely natural to these young people — indeed, for some it’s the only way they communicate — they fail to notice that those in positions of authority (who tend to be older) find such methods of communication disrespectful."Funnily enough in today's column, Bowers tells us about hiring managers who do the opposite, they actually send out friend invitations to potential employees....The job candidate in question explains:
"To be honest, my face is in no book, I have no space, I’m neither linked in, nor linked out. I just don’t have any interest in social networking."Akward position? There are 20 comments so far that say so.
Labels: digital literacy, employment, ethics, facebook, interview, politics, social media, social networks
posted by Jess @ 09:35
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So, does despising text speak make me old? O_o
Interestingly enough, I got my new job via a Facebook message...
you despise txt spk? impossible! you're a young'un!
No, I don't think it's an *age* thing but interesting that the tables have turned and it was the employer using fb rather than the employee. I think fb, like most things, has its specific use and that it's important the we all learn to *read* situations etc... Like, I don't think students should be able to use txt spk in an essay on George Eliot as that requires a different kind of formal language, but certainly in a journal entry or more informal situation, txt spk would be ok.
Tell us about your new job and what what role fb played?
I'm working at a club called Leicester Square. I'm doing bar work as well as managing a website where they sell pool (as in the game) equipment.
I ended up with it as I'm part of the Facebook group for their saturday night. They wanted bar staff and I applied. After looking at my CV, they offered me the web job as well. Along with anything else they might need doing that I'm able to do...
That's neat; hearing about the job through FB. Congrats on getting the position!
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