LOL I got an ego boost

[Neil]

Well, you can deduct one thing - he only has two favorite books, "The Firm" and "Catcher in the Rye"* - so he is probably going to murder me and wear my skin.

HIRE HIM.

[merithyn]

We received an application letter from a summer trainee candidate applying for our department.

One of the paragraphs states that he would be "honored to work with such notable and recognized lawyers as Ms. [My Boss] and Mr. [Martinus]". 

Should we hire him or should this disqualify him?

:shrugs:

He does his research, that's all that means. Can't fault him for it, but he'll definitely be a syncophant once he's in the office. He says what he thinks will get him ahead, as is clear from this letter. If you want that, hire him.

[CountDeMoney]

Most of my job-seeking friends have two Facebooks. One for employers and family; one for everyone else.

They include family on the job-seeking one because that way they look like good, solid, family-oriented folks who are serious, studious, and yet loving and kind. *coughs*

What bullshit.

[garbon]

Inside the walls of my massive bureaucracy such things don't matter, but I understand in many of the more highly sought after private sector positions it's basically standard for the employer to check out your social networking sites. I'd imagine any half-smart young professional these days is going to carefully craft all of their social media presence to make them look like good job candidates, and basically suppress or hide anything else. Even relatively innocuous personal information could hurt you because you never know what hiring manager may take a dislike to someone over something random (maybe you like a book he hates or something.)

Most of my job-seeking friends have two Facebooks. One for employers and family; one for everyone else.

They include family on the job-seeking one because that way they look like good, solid, family-oriented folks who are serious, studious, and yet loving and kind. *coughs*

Hmm, why don't they just hide certain things from the public? Not that hard to manage.

[merithyn]

Hmm, why don't they just hide certain things from the public? Not that hard to manage.

Easier to just create a second page than to worry about what Facebook will do with the different privacy settings every month or so.

[garbon]

Hmm, why don't they just hide certain things from the public? Not that hard to manage.

Easier to just create a second page than to worry about what Facebook will do with the different privacy settings every month or so.

What do they call their second page so they don't show up for employers?

[Viking]

We received an application letter from a summer trainee candidate applying for our department.

One of the paragraphs states that he would be "honored to work with such notable and recognized lawyers as Ms. [My Boss] and Mr. [Martinus]". 

Should we hire him or should this disqualify him?

He is a fawning toady. If he had known the name of the head of HR he would have included that as well. Hiring Yes-Men is the first step in the long rout to ruin.

[merithyn]

Hmm, why don't they just hide certain things from the public? Not that hard to manage.

Easier to just create a second page than to worry about what Facebook will do with the different privacy settings every month or so.

What do they call their second page so they don't show up for employers?

Nicknames of various sorts. It's kind of an "invite-only" kind of page. You have to know the name in order to friend them.

[Tamas]

Meh. You can have privacy settings which won't let non-friends see shit.

[Eddie Teach]

We received an application letter from a summer trainee candidate applying for our department.

One of the paragraphs states that he would be "honored to work with such notable and recognized lawyers as Ms. [My Boss] and Mr. [Martinus]". 

Should we hire him or should this disqualify him?

He is a fawning toady. If he had known the name of the head of HR he would have included that as well. Hiring Yes-Men is the first step in the long rout to ruin.

Presuming that Marty and his boss aren't actual well-known and respected lawyers.

[Martinus]

Inside the walls of my massive bureaucracy such things don't matter, but I understand in many of the more highly sought after private sector positions it's basically standard for the employer to check out your social networking sites. I'd imagine any half-smart young professional these days is going to carefully craft all of their social media presence to make them look like good job candidates, and basically suppress or hide anything else. Even relatively innocuous personal information could hurt you because you never know what hiring manager may take a dislike to someone over something random (maybe you like a book he hates or something.)

But that makes you look like a boring robot so this works against you, too. It definitely put me off this guy.

[Martinus]

Inside the walls of my massive bureaucracy such things don't matter, but I understand in many of the more highly sought after private sector positions it's basically standard for the employer to check out your social networking sites. I'd imagine any half-smart young professional these days is going to carefully craft all of their social media presence to make them look like good job candidates, and basically suppress or hide anything else. Even relatively innocuous personal information could hurt you because you never know what hiring manager may take a dislike to someone over something random (maybe you like a book he hates or something.)

Most of my job-seeking friends have two Facebooks. One for employers and family; one for everyone else.

They include family on the job-seeking one because that way they look like good, solid, family-oriented folks who are serious, studious, and yet loving and kind. *coughs*

That's what Linkedin is for.

[merithyn]

That's what Linkedin is for.

Yet you still went to his Facebook page.

[crazy canuck]

Marti, if this is the first time a job applicant has said they want to work with you then you are not as old as you look.

[fhdz]

Just what Marti needs: an ego boost.