Does this job application cross the line?
Posted on 11/30/2011 12:11:19 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Job seekers asked to throw their privacy out the window
For all the good it can do, social networking also has its share of downsides. Putting personal information of any kind on the internet raises plenty of privacy concerns on its own, and handing over your username and password can be like giving away the keys to your very identity. But if you're in the process of seeking new employment, that may be exactly what you'll have to do.
The image below is a snapshot of an application from North Carolina for a clerical position at a police department. One of the required pieces of information is a disclosure of any social networking accounts, along with the username and password to access them.
Does this job application cross the line?
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It’s a Book of Faces that St. Peter uses to verify if you’re allowed into Heaven. He’s old, and his memory is going.
My answer:
user name - none of your damn business
password - f*** you
It is illegal for them to even ask unless they can demonstrate that is directly related to the job being applied for.
I think this is fake.
Can you imagine the lawsuit if one’s password is the same as a bank or charge card password? If one cent was stolen or charged, this city has deep pockets.
AND one can register a credit card for FB cash.
The only legitimate reason for such a question is to screen out anyone stupid enough to actually answer it.
OKAY you got me. Just laughed right out loud - and I mean LOUD - while seemingly working diligently in my cubicle. They probably think I am nuts........
This can’t be legal. You can’t even ask if someone is married or has children.
My employer has “friended” me. It’s required in the securities industry to ensure we aren’t using fraudulent or misleading marketing practices outside of their supervision.
I absolutely would not give anyone my username and password.
Actually that is exactly what I alluded to (NOYDB = none of your damned business) and ********* is what appears when I type the password (whatever it might be)...
They can ask, but I’ll be damned if I’ll give them an answer.
Get your kids password so you can truly check what they are posting. They can “hide” any specific status update from anyone they want through the privacy settings. So you may only be able to view, say, 97% of what your child posts, and you would never even notice the unseen 3%.
Kids know how to do this. Many parents do not.
Applications to LE agencies are different, even though this is only a clerical job, they still do a background check. Not as in-depth as for someone applying for an officer or deputy position (which background is pretty darn thorough), but there have been cases of people applying for non-sworn positions with the po-po for, let’s say, less than above-board reasons.
Not too long ago, for example, agencies serving warrants in Compton had to stop advising the Compton PD of the pending service...they kept getting dimed out.
I’m coming up on my one year anniversary of having deactivated my Facebook account. I spent 10 months reconnecting with some school friends and others I don’t normally associate with.
Since hearing that some employers have their HR departments requiring job seekers to reveal their FB passwords as a condition of pre-employment, I’m seriously considering canceling my account with Linkedin.
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