Comments on: What Happens On MySpace Stays On MySpace

By: The Recruiting Animal

The Recruiting Animal — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:00:01 +0000

Cheezhead Smarter Than He Looks…

Says Givertz But he still won’t sell those t-shirts! You think that might be an argument against full-flavoured contact but, in fact, Oy weighs is a rabid fan of the MySpace style and…

By: lgude

lgude — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:31:09 +0000

I recall a story about Mark Twain where he took the mickey out of the 19th century recruitment ‘recruitment space’ by giving his 3 worst enemies as job references. He got the job too, because the boss knew a live one when he saw one.

I used to recruit in jails for bright young men to offer a college program which involved work release (read access to real live college girls) and a stipend – ie money. I remeber one truly bright guy who had run a particularly charming and funny line of jive on me asking flat out what my creiteria really were. Fortunately I was having a good day and I shot back – “The quality of the lies you tell – what else do I have to go on?”

So this MySpace problem and fear of blogging will be overcome somehow. I suggest what Mark Twain’s boss used. A bit of intelligence and common sense. I guess if you want to run for office or whatever then truly anonymous MySpace type pages and blogs will be manditory. I can hear it now. I never blogged, I just lurked.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:02:48 +0000

How much time do you think I have CH?

By: Canadian Headhunter

Canadian Headhunter — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:11:53 +0000

You should do the saem detailed guide to the other social networking softwares as well.

By: Michael Specht

Michael Specht — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:52:52 +0000

Fantastic post! Falls right into one of those “Why did I think of that?” categories. You are right that to use this tool as a part of the recruitment process is floored. I will say that the reverse is also true of these sites. Candidates will begin using them and Google to background check a recruiter, potential boss or work mates before joining. Not to mention the typical background check on the company.

By: The Recruiting Animal

The Recruiting Animal — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

And, CNET plays much the same tune though it gives more of a hearing to MySpace’ claim that it has all the features of a major portal now and will add even more to hold its audience as it matures.Shannon Seery, however, takes a different approach. According to her, MySpace is no good to recruiters and candidates because of the questions it asks when it creates your profile. It wants to know your marital status, sexual orientation, religion and smoking and

By: The Net-Savvy Jobseeker

The Net-Savvy Jobseeker — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

“social” networking sites, such as MySpace, is that they’re built for social purposes, not business. MySpace starts the registration process with a request for a picture—already questionable from a hiring perspective—then moves to questions thatrecruiters can’t legally ask. The questions that recruiters are discussing in the comments to these posts are (1) what legal liability companies might incur when they find this personal information, and (2) where recruiters should draw the line at invading candidates privacy, even