The nature of Me
I've had discussions with several people recently about having my blog open to all and sundry while job hunting, and about how it might be hurting my chances. Specifically about how employers might either A) read my blog and dislike its content or B) view the fact that I have a blog as a bad thing.
It's true that there have been several cases of people being fired because of their blogs, even for quite trivial matters. Does this mean that I need to start censoring myself, limiting myself to the most innocuous of subject matter?
I think the most important thing to realise is that this is primarily a journal, not a blog. What I post here is primarily about my activities, allowing my friends and family to keep up to date with what I'm doing, and to give me something to look back on when I'm old and decrepit. What I do is no different to what anyone else does... I simply talk about it online!
The main point, however, is one of discrimination. I believe, although I could be wrong, that applicants can only be judged for a particular position through the information they submit on an application form, and later through interview. For an employer to hunt down extra information about a person, either from their blog, personal website, or social networking profile on sites like Facebook or Myspace, without the applicant's permission is discriminatory. (It's another issues altogether, obviously, when you're actually employed by a company)
I don't intend to start censoring myself any more than I normally do, so, rest assured, you can all look forward to more thrilling entries about a single, unemployed 24 year old man who still lives with his parents and is trying without much success to find meaningful employment.
Enjoy!
It's true that there have been several cases of people being fired because of their blogs, even for quite trivial matters. Does this mean that I need to start censoring myself, limiting myself to the most innocuous of subject matter?
I think the most important thing to realise is that this is primarily a journal, not a blog. What I post here is primarily about my activities, allowing my friends and family to keep up to date with what I'm doing, and to give me something to look back on when I'm old and decrepit. What I do is no different to what anyone else does... I simply talk about it online!
The main point, however, is one of discrimination. I believe, although I could be wrong, that applicants can only be judged for a particular position through the information they submit on an application form, and later through interview. For an employer to hunt down extra information about a person, either from their blog, personal website, or social networking profile on sites like Facebook or Myspace, without the applicant's permission is discriminatory. (It's another issues altogether, obviously, when you're actually employed by a company)
I don't intend to start censoring myself any more than I normally do, so, rest assured, you can all look forward to more thrilling entries about a single, unemployed 24 year old man who still lives with his parents and is trying without much success to find meaningful employment.
Enjoy!
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