Timeline for Is it unprofessional to add a Stallman-like "you won't find me on Facebook" to my resume?
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| Mar 30, 2020 at 2:57 | comment | added | nick012000 | "Your resume is your sales tool. It's a 1-2 page summary of everything that's good or impressive about you" Note that this is regionally-dependent. In some places, it's expected to be a comprehensive listing of all employment you've ever undertaken. | |
| Mar 29, 2020 at 11:52 | comment | added | user3067860 | @Darkhogg The solution to Gizmo's proposed problem of someone with the same name being confused with you in a way that you don't want. If that problem doesn't happen to you, then there's no need to create an obviously different profile. | |
| Mar 28, 2020 at 17:01 | comment | added | Jon Bentley | @PeterM I don't understand your point. Why is the act of playing the percentages suspect? Even agreeing that we can't know the mindset of the recruiter, it is better to have a 1 in 3 chance that he assumes the bad profile, than a 1 in 2 chance. | |
| Mar 28, 2020 at 10:58 | comment | added | Darkhogg | @user3067860 so your solution to a problem that might arise from not being on facebook is... be on facebook? | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 18:04 | comment | added | PLL | @PeterM: If you put even a tiny bit of identifying information on your FaceBook profile (e.g. general career area + approx geographical location) then recruiters will see it at a glance and work on the assumption that it’s you. They’re mostly making quick rough assessments, not doing a background check for an FBI posting. | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 15:45 | comment | added | user3067860 | @PeterM No--they just need to not assume that the bad person IS you. There needs to be enough doubt that they don't immediately dismiss you. After you're in the door, you can convince them that you're not nuts by not being nuts. (And it doesn't even have to be all recruiters, as long as enough recruiters aren't throwing out you're resume so that you can get a decent job.) | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 14:20 | comment | added | Peter M | @user3067860 Your assumption is that given 3 profiles on FB that have the same name as you and 2 out of the 3 appear innocuous that the recruiter will assume that the FB profile with the bad stuff is not you. Another assumption would be if that the recruiter can't directly link you to a specific FB profile, then they would assume the worst case scenario. The problem is that you can't know mindset of the recruiter, so the mere act of playing the percentages is suspect. | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 13:41 | comment | added | user3067860 | @PeterM It doesn't need to be proven, it just needs to be likely enough that recruiters won't automatically assume that you're that other bad person and immediately dismiss you. Include some location that recruiters would know and maybe a few posts about your field, that kind of thing. | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 13:38 | comment | added | Peter M | @user3067860 How do you prove that the FB account is yours, and not some rando with the same name? If you do something like posting your picture on both your FB account and CV (the latter not being the norm in a lot of places in the world) then that opens up a can of worms of the recruiters being able to judge you on race/sex/age etc | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 12:51 | comment | added | user3067860 | @Gizmo Solved problem, you establish your own FB presence (you don't have to actually use it for anything personal), with something that clearly identifies it as you, and enough positive/neutral content that the recruiters will be pleased. This is the same tactic used by people who have same-name stuff pop up in other search engines (or even their own old stuff that they want to bury!). | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 9:33 | comment | added | berry120 | @Gizmo That sounds like a separate question. | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 8:23 | comment | added | Gizmo | What do you do when someone else with the same name, but without a profile picture, posts Bad Stuff(TM) that certainly will make the recruiter pass the opportunity with a generic "Thank you for your time but we are not a match for each other". | |
| Mar 26, 2020 at 22:22 | history | answered | berry120 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |