What would you do?

[YosemiteSam]

I would do exactly what this guy did. Walk out.

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Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords

When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.

Bassett, a New York City statistician, had just finished answering a few character questions when the interviewer turned to her computer to search for his Facebook page. But she couldn't see his private profile. She turned back and asked him to hand over his login information.

Bassett refused and withdrew his application, saying he didn't want to work for a company that would seek such personal information. But as the job market steadily improves, other job candidates are confronting the same question from prospective employers, and some of them cannot afford to say no.

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[Meat-O-Rama]

No. End of story. No Job? Goodbye.

 

[iceberg]

i'd get up and walk away.

what would they find on twitter?

now playing on renegade radio - when i have it on. not that often.

what would they find on facebook? a crapton of invites to stupid events i never go to.

i'm ok with employers doing background checks but to ask for my account information?

uh, no.

 

[Rynie]

HELL NO. It's the "principality" of the situation. It's a word now.

 

[Hostile]

I have nothing to hide. I would ask to log in myself, then ask to be allowed to log out.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I don't think it has anything to do with having anything to hide. I think it has to do with your personal space being invaded by your company. I just wonder where it would stop for this company? If I'm out at a casino, would they view that at bad?




YR

 

[Hostile]

I don't think it has anything to do with having anything to hide. I think it has to do with your personal space being invaded by your company. I just wonder where it would stop for this company? If I'm out at a casino, would they view that at bad?




YR

Personally, as a company owner I would never ask. As someone wanting a job it wouldn't bother me too much. I understand why it would bother others, but I just wouldn't care. Doesn't make me right and you wrong or vice versa. It is my personal feeling. I have nothing to hide so I would not care. It would amuse me more than anything.

 

[WV Cowboy]

Wonder what it would do for my chances of being hired when I told them I am not on Facebook?

 

[Yeagermeister]

I have nothing to hide either but I don't see where my fb account is any of their business. I also don't agree with companies checking it as part of a background check. It has nothing to with my ability to do a job.

 

[iceberg]

I have nothing to hide either but I don't see where my fb account is any of their business. I also don't agree with companies checking it as part of a background check. It has nothing to with my ability to do a job.

exactly. i don't always conduct myself in a "business manner" when i'm on a "social" site. i express myself in ways i'd likely not do at work.

if someone happens to be leaning one way politically and the person doing the interview is the "polar opposite", then what? are they adult enough to ignore it as personal opinion or will they discriminate against it?

 

[Zaxor]

wonder what she would have said if I told her I don't do facebook or twitch or anything like that

she might have asked to look in my draws

 

[Alumni2k11]

I made a second account years ago that I never used. Id give them that one lol.

 

[TheCount]

I have nothing to hide. I would ask to log in myself, then ask to be allowed to log out.

What if they asked for the keys to your home as well? I assume you're not hiding anything there either, so it shouldn't be a problem. :laugh2:

 

[Dallas]

I didn't get to read the article. Did they source any employer asking for passwords to social sites?

I don't see how that could even be part of the interview, legally.

I hope its not a ..... "Lets just say this is asked...what would you do" type of scenario.

 

[iceberg]

I didn't get to read the article. Did they source any employer asking for passwords to social sites?

I don't see how that could even be part of the interview, legally.

I hope its not a ..... "Lets just say this is asked...what would you do" type of scenario.

it was asked, he left and they list several other places doing this.

 

[vta]

We're definitely living in ridiculous times.
The best response would be to ask how comfortable he/she is with reciprocating? In the absence of a Facebook account if he/she doesn't have one, the particulars of accessing his/her own personal email.

How else can I tell if the person hiring me is qualified to be snooping about in my own personal business?

 

[Jenky]

This is a no brainer. The obvious answer is no. You have no idea how many people will use the SAME password for multiple services, whether it'd be online banking, MSN messenger, or gmail.

This is a big security no-no. You also know nothing about their network and how secure it may or may not be.

You have no idea what their intentions may be. In the end you may not even be interviewing for a job. Congratulations. You were a victim of social engineering. Your identity is 1 step closer to being stolen.

Have a nice day and no you didn't get the job.

 

[tomson75]

I haven't experienced it directly, but I've heard that this is becoming a common practice in hiring firefighters.

 

[Dallas]

it was asked, he left and they list several other places doing this.

I would have probably made my exit as well. I def wouldn't give passwords to my social sites I visit. It has nothing to do w/ a job.

So strange because we are trained as managers on what we can ask and not ask.

I guess you can do just about anything in the private sector nowadays.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Tell them to **** off and look for a different job.