[IPAC-List] Facebook

[Lance Seberhagen]

Mike -- Your description of Internet users was based on a 2012 sample of 
U.S. voters, all of whom were required to be U.S. citizens.  The results 
might be different for all U.S. residents authorized to work in the USA.

Lance S.
Signature - Seberhagen & Associates

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On 5/28/2013 7:57 AM, Michael McDaniel (WSF) wrote:

> 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 <mailto: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>

>>     <mailto:dennisdoverspike at gmail.com>

>>     To: IPAC-List <IPAC-List at ipacweb.org> <mailto:IPAC-List at ipacweb.org>

>>     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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