Social Media???
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My tuppence worth is that Facebook and twitter are not required for a techie and in fact a lot of tech firms don't like their staff on these (too much chance of staff saying something bad about the company or letting slip something the company didn't want public) - most do like LinkedIn however but I doubt there is much of a stain two the other nowadays (unless you have stuff that you wouldn't like them to know - bit like griffs 100 hot sheep page)
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
Well I am on LinkedIn not that it gets much use. I have to agree with your comments regarding Farcebook & Twatter.
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Problem with that, then they'll read my messages...
Compared to some of the stuff I have done/been a party to that's not my main worry... :rolleyes:
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Compared to some of the stuff I have done/been a party to that's not my main worry... :rolleyes:
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Ahh, yes but he has a Social Media presence... :sigh:
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Ahh, yes but he has a Social Media presence... :sigh:
glennPattonPUB wrote:
Ahh, yes but he has a Antisocial Media presence...
FTFY!
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Ahh, yes but he has a Social Media presence... :sigh:
IIRC social skills ~ online skills -1
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
None of it, if I were you.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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None of it, if I were you.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
Well, if they want to they can find me on LinkedIn, Farcebook (but I wouldn't want them too!) & Codeproject, my latest version of CV has a link to an article I wrote (& good feeback!). So I'm not totally invisible, just not very exposed. (I have managed to avoid uploading pictures of each meal, including photos of myself p***ed out my brain etc.)...
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
In the US (and perhaps other countries), companies have been asking prospective employees for their social media profiles as part of a standard background check. Some companies are curious if you have a technical blog or contribute to open source projects, as this weighs in your favor. /ravi
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
I guess they do that now instead of asking for 3 references?
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
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Thank You. That's what I thought.
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I guess they do that now instead of asking for 3 references?
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
3 references, 2 two no problem, I just have a problem do I trust the other??? :)
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
IMHO, CP, SO, MSDN or any other relevant profile, yes. Twitter and FB only if you are running your own company and had a dedicated company account there. I do not have any links anywhere on my CV. However, I do have a LinkedIn profile with links to CP and SO in it. I do not use Twitter and FB (anymore). When I did, I thought that content has nothing to do with my job.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
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glennPattonPUB wrote:
If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on [...]
If that's now become a requirement, I've missed the memo. I wouldn't even want to work for anyone who sincerely believes it's necessary either.
I'm with you there!
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
No. But it has been ten years since I got a job by directly applying to the employer.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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No. But it has been ten years since I got a job by directly applying to the employer.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Well I am grateful for that. I think it's all part of 'sell yourself' culture.
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Well I am grateful for that. I think it's all part of 'sell yourself' culture.
glennPattonPUB wrote:
'sell yourself short'
FTFY
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on twitter (?), stick my Farcebook page on my CV and generally be visible ? I was under the impression employers wouldn't be impressed by some of this, is it to make the Arts graduates/Business studies refugees feel like they are on the hot edge of technology? :~
I once read that NOT being visible could hurt your chances. Employers will try to find you. If they can't you must have something to hide (like you're an evicted criminal). That said I don't have FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, What-have-you... Googling my name will probably come up with my CP account, some articles I wrote for VBCentral.nl, my master thesis from the Erasmus University and if I'm lucky the book Expert C# 5.0 turns up because I'm in the acknowledgements. I do have more accounts, like Last.fm, but you'll need to know my internet moniker to find those (also not that hard to find I guess, I've been using it on CP as well). But I've got nothing to hide :D
It's an OO world.
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