Prospective employers want facebook passwords - Page 2

Reilly · 30-03-2012, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by rainplay;5266383
Shiiit, now I gotta change it.

Now its ss"£sScr3i8e.pblip121, too easy.

rainplay · 30-03-2012, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Reilly;5266385
Now its ss"£sScr3i8e.pblip121, too easy.

Nah, not even close. I win.

Cyan Kat · 30-03-2012, 09:26 AM

I am shocked that employers ask for that, I would feel so uncomfortable in that situation

EmmaLouiseSmyth · 30-03-2012, 10:06 AM

The idea of giving someone your password is ridiculous D; It's a reasonable request to see someone's page, but demanding access to it is not right.

Kiame · 30-03-2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by EmmaLouiseSmyth;5266433
The idea of giving someone your password is ridiculous D; It's a reasonable request to see someone's page, but demanding access to it is not right.

The sad thing is a lot of these people would have been so desperate for work due to the awful employment rates in some parts of the US they would have just caved in and given their passwords out. So these employers were manipulating the situation to get unreasonable amounts of information from them.

Empily · 30-03-2012, 11:40 AM

One of my friends works in a bar and the company asked her for her password so they could post adverts on her profile for up and coming events in the bar.
Thought that was a bit strange when she told me.

EmmaLouiseSmyth · 30-03-2012, 12:49 PM

what? ^
couldn't they just ask her to do the promos or even sharing their promo status on her page? D:

NumbersGirl · 30-03-2012, 05:42 PM

Well here's my rambling train of thought...

When I first heard about this, I thought the prospective employers were just asking the interveiwees to log on to their account during the interview. I didn't think they were actually asking for the password. That crosses the line.

It's not surprising to me that employers would do research in social media. In the past, before the person came to the interview, all the company had to go by was what was on the resume. Researching social media may give them a little better chance to get an idea of who the person is before they walk into the interview. I don't see anything wrong with that, per say. Most places do a background check of all sorts of other stuff, including criminal records and checking your credit history, so this would just be an additional piece to the puzzle.

It's hard to know exactly what these employers are looking for. Are they looking to see whether someone spends half their day on facebook making random posts (and therefore would waste company time online)? Possibly. Or maybe they are looking for evidence of lude behavior. Or maybe they want to see if the person has complained about previous employers in their posts: "omg my boss is so awful", "I hate this place get me out of here", "coworkers suck", "customers suck", etc. (Side comment... I'm always amused when people do that on a regular basis on facebook and twitter particularly when their accounts are public; helllooooo your boss or coworkers can see that. Nice way to risk losing your job, bumhug. Other people would gladly have your job.)

If I was being interviewed, personally I wouldn't mind logging in during the interview. I have nothing to hide. However, if they ask for my password I would refuse; that's going too far. Not only is it an invasion of privacy, but (I think) facebook explicitly tells you not to share your password when you create your account. And what if they try to log on to your account later on, and you are already logged on? Or vice versa? That will probably just flag your account with the facebook peeps and they might suspend your account. And even if you don't have anything "bad" on your wall or in photos/videos, there's still the issue of your private messages. No no no no no.

And the likely evolution of this will be employers asking for the password during the interview not because they actually want it, but to see what your response is. There are employers who would want the type of strong person who is not afraid to stand up for themselves and would want the person to say "absolutely not". So in that case, somebody thinking that giving the employer the password would make them have a leg up on the competition could actually be doing themselves harm.

busybeeburns · 30-03-2012, 09:32 PM

I thought the 8p VAT rise on a pasty was a debacle until I heard about this.

taameen**sparks** · 31-03-2012, 12:29 AM

Yeah that's really wrong.

I wouldn't give out my password to anyone, that's my personal stuff.

30-03-2012, 06:20 AM	#16
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30-03-2012, 06:35 AM	#17
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30-03-2012, 09:26 AM	#18
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30-03-2012, 10:06 AM	#19
EmmaLouiseSmyth smile like you mean it. Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 14,942 My Mood: Location: Rand McNally Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 11 Thanked 91 Times in 60 Posts	The idea of giving someone your password is ridiculous D; It's a reasonable request to see someone's page, but demanding access to it is not right. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Brent I mean if I had to choose the way I was going to die, Chris Martin running me over with a rolling desk chair would be at the top of the list tumblr twitter

30-03-2012, 10:38 AM	#20
Kiame الى السماء Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,381 Gender: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by EmmaLouiseSmyth;5266433 The idea of giving someone your password is ridiculous D; It's a reasonable request to see someone's page, but demanding access to it is not right. The sad thing is a lot of these people would have been so desperate for work due to the awful employment rates in some parts of the US they would have just caved in and given their passwords out. So these employers were manipulating the situation to get unreasonable amounts of information from them.

30-03-2012, 11:40 AM	#21
Empily RΣ√öLûτìσÑ Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 38,427 My Mood: Location: Somewhere only we know >:D Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 67 Thanked 101 Times in 57 Posts	One of my friends works in a bar and the company asked her for her password so they could post adverts on her profile for up and coming events in the bar. Thought that was a bit strange when she told me.

30-03-2012, 12:49 PM	#22
EmmaLouiseSmyth smile like you mean it. Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 14,942 My Mood: Location: Rand McNally Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 11 Thanked 91 Times in 60 Posts	what? ^ couldn't they just ask her to do the promos or even sharing their promo status on her page? D: __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Brent I mean if I had to choose the way I was going to die, Chris Martin running me over with a rolling desk chair would be at the top of the list tumblr twitter

30-03-2012, 05:42 PM	#23
NumbersGirl sooner or later Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,487 Country: Fav. CP song: I Ramsterdam Atrouble Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 65 Thanked 179 Times in 98 Posts	Well here's my rambling train of thought... When I first heard about this, I thought the prospective employers were just asking the interveiwees to log on to their account during the interview. I didn't think they were actually asking for the password. That crosses the line. It's not surprising to me that employers would do research in social media. In the past, before the person came to the interview, all the company had to go by was what was on the resume. Researching social media may give them a little better chance to get an idea of who the person is before they walk into the interview. I don't see anything wrong with that, per say. Most places do a background check of all sorts of other stuff, including criminal records and checking your credit history, so this would just be an additional piece to the puzzle. It's hard to know exactly what these employers are looking for. Are they looking to see whether someone spends half their day on facebook making random posts (and therefore would waste company time online)? Possibly. Or maybe they are looking for evidence of lude behavior. Or maybe they want to see if the person has complained about previous employers in their posts: "omg my boss is so awful", "I hate this place get me out of here", "coworkers suck", "customers suck", etc. (Side comment... I'm always amused when people do that on a regular basis on facebook and twitter particularly when their accounts are public; helllooooo your boss or coworkers can see that. Nice way to risk losing your job, bumhug. Other people would gladly have your job.) If I was being interviewed, personally I wouldn't mind logging in during the interview. I have nothing to hide. However, if they ask for my password I would refuse; that's going too far. Not only is it an invasion of privacy, but (I think) facebook explicitly tells you not to share your password when you create your account. And what if they try to log on to your account later on, and you are already logged on? Or vice versa? That will probably just flag your account with the facebook peeps and they might suspend your account. And even if you don't have anything "bad" on your wall or in photos/videos, there's still the issue of your private messages. No no no no no. And the likely evolution of this will be employers asking for the password during the interview not because they actually want it, but to see what your response is. There are employers who would want the type of strong person who is not afraid to stand up for themselves and would want the person to say "absolutely not". So in that case, somebody thinking that giving the employer the password would make them have a leg up on the competition could actually be doing themselves harm. __________________ there is no Carrie, only Zuul... the mongrel cat with the crazy-kitten smile

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