[IPAC-List] Facebook

[Michael McDaniel (WSF)]

I found this website describing the demographics of internet users and
their activities:
http://pewinternet.org/Trend-Data-%28Adults%29/Whos-Online.aspx

Best wishes

Mike


On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Winfred Arthur, Jr
<w-arthur at neo.tamu.edu>wrote:


>  hi Marianne, curious . . . i assume "give me pause" is a negative and not

> a positive interpretation, right?  if so, then do you mind expanding on

> this on bit?  that is, what are the inferences that you are drawing from

> this?  for instance, that the person has limited or no technological

> skills?  they are too secretive?  they lack the business sensitivity to

> recognize the importance of being on the internet?  that is, what are the

> attributions that you are making about the person if there is absolutely no

> trace of them on the internet?

>

> thanks.

>

> - winfred

>

>

>

> On 5/27/2013 2:19 PM, Marianne wrote:

>

> There may be an age difference moderating ... I know a lot of adults who

> do not have active Facebook pages, for a variety of reasons (no interest,

> no computer, hiding from the kids..whatever).  This wouldn't raise my

> suspicions.  But I have to say that finding absolutely no trace of a person

> on the internet does give me pause if they are in an advanced professional

> career track.  It's so unlikely.

>

> Marianne

>

>

>  -----Original Message-----

> From: Dennis Doverspike <dennisdoverspike at gmail.com><dennisdoverspike at gmail.com>

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> Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 2:35 pm

> Subject: Re: [IPAC-List] Facebook

>

>  I asked this question back in February and thought I would summarize the

> responses. As often happens, a number of responses took up a side topic,

> but a very important one, as to whether employers should look at Facebook

> for selection at all. The position taken by a number of responders was that

> Facebook should not be used for selection.

>

>  My original question though dealt more with whether as an individual,

> and not necessarily from an official HR point of view, you tend to trust

> people less if they have no information on Facebook or LinkeIN, or have

> basically taken themselves off the grid. I would have to summarize the

> responses by saying no one really agreed that they did. However, I will

> note that since that time I have talked to a number of individuals with

> hiring responsibilities who have told me that they do look for information

> online on individuals and if they cannot find anything they do tend to take

> it as a negative. at least in the sense that if they cannot find any

> information, they tend to simply move on to other candidates.

>

>  Dennis

>

> Facebook Trust Question? It would appear that a number of individuals who

> are looking for jobs or applying to graduate school are deleting their

> facebook profile. For example, I have a facebook jobs page, but a number of

> students recently have said - "I cannot join because I do not have a

> Facebook page." I am going to assume they did but have deleted it as they

> apply for jobs. So my question - do you trust a person less or have

> questions about them if they do not have a facebook page or it looks like

> they have cleaned up their internet history?

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