BIT320 Remix — jobs

December 6, 2005

Internweb.com

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Online Source of internship

In del.icio.us/hiccups, 12/06/2005 | Original | Archive

December 5, 2005

So I see here on your resume you have a blog.

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While bookmarking tonight, I ran across a Dear Abby article. This article states,

“Just as employers have learned to read e-mail and blogs, they have learned to screen candidates through their sites.”

It goes on to say,
20;Googling a name isn’t difficult, and it could lead to an applicant’s blog.” I’m curious as to all of your opinions on this subject. Personally, I would like to think that my personal life would be kept seperate from my job life. What I do at home should be my business and my business alone. But at the same time, I know this isn’t the case. Employers want to know what type of people they are employing; are their employee’s “political activists, evangelizers, whiners or tattletales.” This makes a lot of sense to me. So maybe it’s ok for an employer to read my blog.

On the other hand, I wonder, “Do I want to work for a company that doesn’t want to hire me for me?” It would seem to suggest that a company that doesn’t want to hire me , soley due to an objection it had to something in my blog, would not share the same beliefs as me and would presumably not be a good fit. So maybe it’s NOT ok for an employer to read my blog.

I know SuperMatt expressed some concern about the issue of anonymity earlier in the class. What do you all think? Would you want your future employer reading your blog and possibly basing it’s decision on what it read?

In Matt's Musings, 12/05/2005 | Original | Archive | Post to del.icio.us | Technorati

Job seekers should edit what they place on their blogs

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More ways for a potential employer to find out information about you

In del.icio.us/mridge, 12/05/2005 | Original | Archive

November 19, 2005

Turning Bytes into Bling

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Many professionals are quitting their jobs to start a new career making virtual games for the expanding gaming industry. Is this the job for you?

In del.icio.us/supriya, 11/19/2005 | Original | Archive