Job applications want your whole life
Job applications want your whole life
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Anyone asking for your full address at the job application stage isn't usually legit either. Just don't. You can give that to a BG check company after an offer is made and accepted.
Source - am HR
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where I live, there is a street near mine that is locally famous for being a trouble making poor area.
Felony Flats is one of the nicer nicknames that neighborhood has. The street I live on is also famous, but it is famous for being the road with the old historical houses and generally upper class atmosphere, the popular walkway/trail runs alongside it.
Everything being equal and it came down to splitting hairs, if someone was to see the street names and addresses and knows the area, they would absolutely give me an opportunity vs my neighbor of just a few blocks away.
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That really depends on the jurisdiction.
In the UK, it is mandatory to provide your actual address for most positions, for example.
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Brit here. I have never been asked for my address pre-offer.
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What?
It seems pretty resonable for my employer to know where I live...
Here in Sweden, they get all of that info via our personal number which we submit to them when accepting the possition
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Application vs accepting an offer are quite different - an employer doesn't need to know where you live if they aren't accepting you and you applied online. Though it's definitely the norm here in Germany to include the address on the application, too.
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Not one employer of mine knew or cared where I lived. They knew whether I did the job or not.
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But do they need to know when you apply, or only after you've been hired?
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Why would my employer need to know where I live? That makes no sense.
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Id simply put "none" in that box
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This is probably rage bait TBH.
since this is required..I'm sure the position involves some type of social media presence on insta and tiktok
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I’ve had first-hand accounts of in-person interviewers turning their laptops to the interviewee and asking them to log in to their social media accounts.
I’ve also had first person accounts of interviewees laughing and leaving immediately.
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As would any sane person
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I couldn't imagine having that happen. I would leave so fast, but not before telling them what a waste of fucking time this had been.
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"Sorry, my password manager is on my laptop at home."
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"Required" doesn't mean you have to provide account credentials. It just means you have a provide a string of characters to complete the form.
Noneor/are strings of character.-
Well since we are picking nits, it could be that the form checks in real time and won't accept a non-existent account name.
But yeah, the red asterisks are disconcerting.
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I wonder how safe they are from SQL injection...
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I don't have a tiktok and I think I deleted my Instagram because I never use it and they were sending me email. I'm betting those aren't the only two services they ask about. You could enter None for each but seems like if they're asking for these, they're going to take a lack of answers as a strike against you and probably reject the application.
So best to reject the job listing first
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Data harvesting disguised as a job application
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And it's required. I genuinely have neither. Am I not welcome to apply?
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Sadly these people would probably assume that you were lying.
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You have to create some and post how amazing the company is you are applying to
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I'd just write "none"
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N/A
N/A
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It's anecdotal, but back when I was on Reddit, I saw someone say that a prospective employer actually required your full credentials so that they could check your private information as well.
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That not only sounds illegal and shady, it would be the dumbest thing you could do.
Now somebody else has your account, uploads some Epstein material for shits and giggles and you can go to jail
That is an immediate "Nope the fuck out of there, you do NOT want to work in het place"
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You slipped out a bit of Dutch at the end there.
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Strongly agreed!
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Small company overreach.
They probably also ask you a bunch of illegal questions in the screening
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Doesn't sound illegal at all. Immoral sure. But there's no way governments have created a law to make asking for social logins illegal
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i recently looked up the Security clearance law in my country, which has 3 levels.
And only in the highest level, for social media, all they do is look at your public profile (if i did not misread it) (They do stuff like asking people close to you questions tho)
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That makes sense, because any government agencies that actually have a need for intimate knowledge of your social media footprint don't actually need your password to harvest ALL the data that network has on you public and private.
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My boss worked at IBM before his current role. He said a former colleague of his listed him as a reference for his security clearance and he "got to meet with some men in suits with no sense of humor" as part of it.
Honestly I'll probably never go for any jobs that require a security clearance because honestly that's just a level of stress that I don't need
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Probrally a scammer
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I don't even have a TikTok account, lol.
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You shouldn't have an Instagram account, either. Meta is more evil than Google.
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A decade ago I would've agreed. Now I'm not too sure there's enough difference to be significant.
I mean the second part of your comment. Obviously I agree with not having an IG lol
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These are evil companies, but I am curious what metric you're using to say one is worse than the other when their objectives and methods are similar.
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Then you are not qualified for this job
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Have one just in case
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I feel like any company that seriously wants an employee doesn't want an answer to either question.
I do not have a TikTok account because I'm not 6 years old, and do not care about what the current trend is.
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The weird part is why they would want to take on the legal exposure. There's far too much opportunity to complain about discrimination due to membership in various classes.
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Maybe it's an intelligence test: if you supply them, you're too dumb for the job.
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The red star indicates a required field.
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So?
They can require these things all they want, the correct reply is
N/Aor/- meaning "I don't have an Instagram or a Tiktok account" (and if you do have accounts, it's not a crime to pretend you don't).And that should be the correct reply for a decent employer to rate the candidate above those who stupidly provide the information.
Conversely, if the employer thinks not having social media accounts is a minus, it's probably not an employer you want to work with anyway.
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"; DROP TABLE Applicants;
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"None"
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Bet it’s only on the client side
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Looking forward to the day I'm unemployable for not having those accounts instead of just for being really easy to find out I'm a communist
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this could only come close to making sense for a social media manager.
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Report them, the only solution.
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... To whom?
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Report job ads on the website you saw it. Report it to ministry if possible.
\ Apart from taking our data when we apply, they also ask for personal social media? Who they think they are ? We need some privacy!
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put "logout" in these forms and watch them logout from their account
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lmao this is genius
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I recently attempted to apply for a job and they wanted a link to my LinkedIn page. Fair enough, but then they also had another spot for "Website" that was mandatory to fill in, and it would not allow me to continue with the application until I had a legit website in there, and it wouldn't accept the same link as my LinkedIn page that I'd already used in the space above, so I just gave up. Fuckers.
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Use https://example.com/ lol
But, yeah, it's gotten ridiculous. No one wants to work, though...
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Avoid use in operations.
Damn! I wanted to use it.
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Put in a random github page and explain in the interview.
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bit.ly that redirects to LinkedIn?
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I have neither, what would I do?
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Try a SQL injection attack
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Try :(){ :|:& };:
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My Instagram handle is '); DROP TABLE AccountNames;--
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They almost never ask for my PieFed
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almost?
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I don't know if that would help or hurt me with how much I post.
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It shows dedication and willingness to do work toward a community goal :)
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"N/A" is the correct answer unless your account happens to be under your real name. "Fuck you, try and find it" is what you should be thinking.
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I was so proud when I read about teenagers who have a named social account and their "secondary" real account, because their schools required access to track them.
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Someone should make rickroll versions of those accounts.
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I can really only see this if you’re applying for a social media or influencer related position or if you have a portfolio of related work that would be published on those sites. Otherwise, even as far as most background checks go, it’s too invasive and very presumptuous.
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So to get the job do I have to create these accounts?
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I would just put “N/A” in each box. they probably won’t contact me anyway so whatever.
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If they're asking for them, they don't know what they are. Therefore they don't exist.
If they require you to make one to fill it out, then there are other jobs out there.
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No way I'd ever fill it out for any position I would apply for, but it could be that this position is for a Social Media manager or something directly related to showing these accounts, like how an artist has a portfolio they bring to an interview. Not sure if that's legal wherever this job is, but this could be a semi-rational reason to ask for this.
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most of them are fake/ghost jobs...
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This is some SCS bullshit if I've ever seen it. Boycott any business you see aski9ng for this, straight up.
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And the star indicating they are mandatory? What if i don't use that junk?
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They only want to hire proven procrastinators and narcissists.
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Yeah, looks like it. Or they monitor those accounts during office login time in case you post something while you are supposed to work your ass off.
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I run into mandatory mobile phone number inputs in on-line forms from time to time. While I do have a cell phone now, I don't use it a lot and don't have the number memorized. If I enter my land line # or a fake #, they will still send texts to the number.
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Some places are verifying the number is registered with a mobile provider too. I have a home VOIP line that accepts texts and I can send them too, and I use it when I don't want to give out my cell #. Some sites won't take it though, knowing it's not a cell carrier. Some won't take Google Voice numbers either.
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What the Hell happens if you have neither?
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Either you:
- panic and stop the application because you're a literal child
- you stop the application like an an adult because because of the red flag this is
- you write in "no" or "I don't use them" like an adult
- or you provide your information like a child because you're incapable of even the slimmest act of defiance.
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I love (read: hate) the ones that have a lengthy survey, full of questions and repeats to gauge your priorities by forcing you to choose one thing over another. Ive gotten such gems as, "Would you rather: 1) ensure that customers leave satisfied and happy; or 2) have a good work-life balance?"
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I live in California. This is illegal.
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I lived in a "purple" city and constantly dealt with illegal application requests.
Its only illegal if companies actually get punished. But nah, not when you have a man in the white house who can touch little girls and gargle presidential balls and nothing happens.
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What if you don't have an account?
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Hey, I don't want ruffle anyone's feathers but should your life be more than just social media. I never post about my life online because its mine and only I get to experience the joys and sorrows that it entertains. Comparing yourself to the twit behind a keyboard is kinda lame
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These days I get my fix through the fediverse and otherwise try to enjoy the real world
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@not_applicable
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They want to check you accounts, for reasons.
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At least they aren't asking for your Only Fans.
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...yet.
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Long as they subscribe
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It's almost like they understand that access to basic necessities is gatekeeped away from the people. Accept or suffer
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Job applications want your whole life
Indeed, they do.
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Perhaps they want to make sure they don’t rule you out over someone with the same name.
How to legally discriminate against anyone above the age of 40?
Or under the age of 25. Nobody is voluntarily signing up for Instagram in the modern era. Hell, even TikTok is getting past its prime.
They might as well be demanding my Spotify Playlist.
Where are the kids then? Roblox?
As someone under 25, this is bullshit. I'm the only person my age I know that doesn't use Instagram
i think you're severely overestimating how discerning most zoomers are about social media
Need to clean up majorly before submitting. Not sure if I should be more worried about certain lyrics or extreme noise and/or extreme weirdness.
Ok this will make me sound 8,000 years old, but what social network are the kids these days using? TikTok exists, but that isn't really a personal blogging site like Facebook, Myspace, Instagram, etc. What is the equivalent for Facebook for present day high school and college students? Is everyone just on discord?
Yeah, that sounds insane. Everyone knows those platforms are selling your data. I don’t think most young people are that stupid.
Yall are making playlists? I just add all songs to the liked and just hit skip until I find songs I'm in the mood for.
you have no idea how popular insta is if you think this is the case