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By: HR Carnival « Entry HR Blog

HR Carnival « Entry HR Blog — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:06:41 +0000

[...] Lauby, HR Bartender, writes a terrific post on Facebook Friending Policy. A must read for professionals and students alike about this important question – How does my [...]

By: hr bartender

hr bartender — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:47:22 +0000

Thanks for commenting Joe. We tend to talk about Facebook in terms of professional colleagues learning about our personal lives. But as you mentioned, there could be an additional benefit of sharing your work with family (unless of course you’re a professional hit-man…ha.ha.)

By: Joe Lavelle

Joe Lavelle — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:34:40 +0000

Hi Sharlyn – I wish I had read this before I signed up for Facebook. I would have avoided the “friend everyone who requests” mistake and the resulting “is it politically incorrect to unfriend” someone for whatever reason.
For me, I now have decided to use Facebook for personal reasons and to expose my friends and family just a little to my professional side (blogging and writing). What others decided is neither right or wrong, they key is to have a strategy and stick with it…

I always enjoy stepping up to your bar and learning from you! Best wishes! Joe

By: hr bartender

hr bartender — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:43:03 +0000

I think more people are starting to realize the power of social media and, as such, recognizing the need to train employees on how to use the tools. Companies that try to take the approach of stopping people from using Facebook and Twitter are only going to get left behind.

By: Stuart Shaw

Stuart Shaw — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:50:01 +0000

Hi Sharlyn

Great post. From painful experience, I know just how dangerous it is to post first, think later. Many employers in the UK (presume same everywhere) are screening potentials on all the networks now, as well as barring them subsequently from using it when they do hire. It’s like, we know you are on Facebook – that’s why we hired you – but you can’t be at work. Do you think HR needs a class on this? Do they teach this in the US? I know they don’t here, though we’re soon going to try and change this.

By: J. M. Schneider

J. M. Schneider — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:33:43 +0000

I’ve had no problem letting professional acquaintances know that I prefer to limit my professional contacts to LinkedIn, as I use Facebook for more familial relations. Most are already active there, and those that aren’t quickly discover what they’ve been missing. And besides, it’s not just about what personal tidbit you might over share with a colleague, but what your friends might share as well (about you or others), things which you truly have little to no control over.

These are much the same reasons why I have separate blogs. One for my professional and editorial content; the other, a blog I began while still in college, with reflections on my personal and academic life, not meant for sharing with colleagues and acquaintances.

By: Facebook Carefully « The Search Firm Insider

Facebook Carefully « The Search Firm Insider — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:15:02 +0000

[...] So for jobseekers, while it is your choice to make your Facebook with only personal contacts, you may want to think about who can help you get your next job. In sum, Lauby suggests thinking: “How does my Facebook network impact my professional career?” [...]