Everyone has something they can’t stop themselves from nerding out over - but often it’s hard to find people to talk to about it. So go ahead, share your interests, and tell us about them!
Everyone has something they can’t stop themselves from nerding out over - but often it’s hard to find people to talk to about it. So go ahead, share your interests, and tell us about them!
Can you follow up on the weed you out linkedin thing? I got a job at an engineering firm and set one up because all my coworkers had one.
Do you mean employers look at it to judge you on what you look like and what you post? Or that employers pass by anyone that has one?
They look at it and form a bias against you. Think about it. All you’re doing is making it easier and giving employers reasons to not hire you.
You’re better looking then the hiring manager? Not hired. You’re a republican? Not hired. You’re a single mother? Not hired. Left a comment on a post making employers look unfavorably? Not hired. You’re overweight? Not hired. You’re older? Not hired.
Those aren’t things they need to see or know about. They say nothing about you as a job candidate and your skills and abilities to do the job that they’re hiring for.
This is why I’m against linkedin. You shouldn’t have to show all of that fucking information about yourself it’s private and irrelevant.
The only thing that matters is the skills and experience on your resume. Because that’s what they need for the role right? All the other information about you is not necessary information that will determine if you can do the job or not.
We’ve been using applications and resumes to gain employment for years and years. that’s how people have been getting jobs over the decades. There’s no reason for an online portfolio that tells everything about you in order to get a job.
Don’t hand over ALL that information about yourself to them. It’s irrelevant.
All they need is the information that is on your resume that is absolutely it.
Linkiden and indeed (with the fucking quizzes) is making it easier and easier for employers to not do any of the leg work to find the right candidate. Or even pay attention to ppls resumes.
And vet for the right person for the job. Instead they are becoming nit picky and basing employment off of frivolous reasons and personality questioners that are not a real evaluation of how you will perform in your role, or the work environment.
Gotcha. Yeah, while I do have a photo up, I don’t post anything but updates to my resume. I don’t scroll or comment or anything social on there, specifically because why even would you??