Why Some Companies Don’t Want Your Resume
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, a New York venture-capital firm which have invested in social networking platforms Foursquare, Twitter and Facebook affiliate Zynga, have asked potential new recruits to submit links that represent their “Web presence”.
The online news source says “Companies are increasingly relying on social networks such as LinkedIn, video profiles and online quizzes to gauge candidates’ suitability for a job. While most still request a résumé as part of the application package, some are bypassing the staid requirement altogether.”
Although this can be an innovative method of seeing how the applicants think and behave, it raises the question of ‘How much of your online presence is personal?’ Although everything that we put online is visible to some degree, this scheme opens the little heart-shaped lock on your diary, giving employers free reign.
Where does the grey-area begin and end? What right do employers have to see your personal blogs? Would you allow companies to see your Facebook or Tumblr page or would you open up your World to anyone offering an opportunity? Let us know on Twitter @puregenie, on our Facebook page or in the comments below.