What would you do?

The30YardSlant · Mar 20, 2012

I'd walk out with the knowledge that the employer had the right to not hire me based on my action.

big dog cowboy · Mar 20, 2012

Nope not going there. That is crossing the line IMO.

Hostile · Mar 20, 2012

TheCount;4470684 said:
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:

I'd ask them to come in the home with me just like I'd ask them to let me log in and log out.

NeonNinja · Mar 20, 2012

I would do exactly what he did.

YosemiteSam · Mar 20, 2012

vta;4470737 said:
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?

haha yeah! Respond with, "You first!" :laugh2:

joseephuss · Mar 20, 2012

This isn't to the extreme as a Jeff Ireland question, but I believe it is in the same ballpark of stuff that doesn't need to be asked by an interviewer. I have nothing to hide or am ashamed of on my Facebook account. I would not walk out of the interview. Instead I would politely decline their request or as Hostile suggested offer to log in myself. Perhaps I would even ask them to send a friend request, so they can view the site at a time after the interview.

Reality · Mar 20, 2012

I do not have a Facebook page nor have I ever had one. That being said, I think anyone saying they would give a potential employer (or anyone really) access to their Facebook account is not being considerate or respectful of everyone you have friended on Facebook. You are not just giving away access to your own personal information but that of your friends, family, etc. without their permission.

I read an article a while back that said most of the Fortune 500 companies research the online activities of potential employees before hiring them. Surprisingly, they put a special focus on the types of friends you have in various social networks. To assess those relationships means they will access the profiles of your friends and families and view their private information.

It is reasons like this that I am glad I do not use Facebook.

#reality

TheCount · Mar 21, 2012

Hostile;4470881 said:
I'd ask them to come in the home with me just like I'd ask them to let me log in and log out.

Fantastic! Now just some fluid samples from you and your family and we'll be out of your hair. Are those pictures of your kids? Cute kids, when do they get home? We'd like samples from them as well, and possibly their friends. You can never be too safe! :laugh2:

At what point is it too much?

Idgit · Mar 21, 2012

On the spot, I'd have refused. Having time to think about it, I'd refuse on the grounds that giving it to them would expose the company because my FB account contains personal information about my age/health information/orientation that an employer is not allowed to ask for in a job interview.

I wouldn't walk out, but I would weigh the request in considering my employment with the company if they ended up making me an offer. Under no circumstances would I give them my password or allow them to review my account. And I have nothing to hide, either.

iceberg · Mar 21, 2012

Idgit;4471825 said:
On the spot, I'd have refused. Having time to think about it, I'd refuse on the grounds that giving it to them would expose the company because my FB account contains personal information about my age/health information/orientation that an employer is not allowed to ask for in a job interview.

I wouldn't walk out, but I would weigh the request in considering my employment with the company if they ended up making me an offer. Under no circumstances would I give them my password or allow them to review my account. And I have nothing to hide, either.

this is what i was getting after. how i feel politically can often be said in our random postings.

and as reality said - i now open up all my friends to their prying eyes also.

i simply do not understand how they can legally even think of doing this.

Dallas · Mar 21, 2012

iceberg;4471832 said:
this is what i was getting after. how i feel politically can often be said in our random postings.

and as reality said - i now open up all my friends to their prying eyes also.

i simply do not understand how they can legally even think of doing this.

An employer is not allowed to know your age? Really? How many applications have you filled out that didn't ask for DOB.

Really? I have never experienced that ever in my life.

YosemiteSam · Mar 21, 2012

Dallas;4471838 said:
An employer is not allowed to know your age? Really? How many applications have you filled out that didn't ask for DOB.

Really? I have never experienced that ever in my life.

Hey now. They can know you're DOB, their just not allowed to calculate how old you actually are! :laugh2:

WoodysGirl · Mar 21, 2012

I would simply say No. Most employers track our IT movement anyway, but I'm not going to give them my password to access those activities.

Unless I "friend" you, then you can see what everybody else who's NOT a "friend" sees. My name, my education, and my current employment.

Doomsday101 · Mar 21, 2012

Username: Doomsday, Password: don't have facebook page. :laugh2:

Reality · Mar 21, 2012

WoodysGirl;4471861 said:
I would simply say No. Most employers track our IT movement anyway, but I'm not going to give them my password to access those activities.

Unless I "friend" you, then you can see what everybody else who's NOT a "friend" sees. My name, my education, and my current employment.

Wait .. you mean your name is not Woody's Girl? *sigh*

#reality

iceberg · Mar 21, 2012

Dallas;4471838 said:
An employer is not allowed to know your age? Really? How many applications have you filled out that didn't ask for DOB.

Really? I have never experienced that ever in my life.

i was talking about generalities, not only 1 aspect of it.

WoodysGirl · Mar 21, 2012

Reality;4471938 said:
Wait .. you mean your name is not Woody's Girl? *sigh*

#reality

There may be a WoodysGirl on FB, but I fear for what you might find. lol

casmith07 · Mar 21, 2012

WoodysGirl;4472066 said:
There may be a WoodysGirl on FB, but I fear for what you might find. lol

HEHE.

Yeagermeister · Mar 21, 2012

WoodysGirl;4472066 said:
There may be a WoodysGirl on FB, but I fear for what you might find. lol

bbguns fb page :laugh1:

Hostile · Mar 21, 2012

TheCount;4471806 said:
Fantastic! Now just some fluid samples from you and your family and we'll be out of your hair. Are those pictures of your kids? Cute kids, when do they get home? We'd like samples from them as well, and possibly their friends. You can never be too safe! :laugh2:

At what point is it too much?

It is entirely too much, but I don't care. Is it okay with you if I don't care? Do you need me to care? Would that make you happier?

Okay, I care. Damn them.

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