Google tells me that: “HireRight reports social media comments to employers only if the prospective employer explicitly requests and pays for a social media background screening package as part of their pre-employment check”
Anyone in recruiting in the US ever seen candidates not hired because of their social media posts being too pro human rights?
Anti-Israel, or anti-genocide? Because with the current global events and zionists going off on the slightest provocation this terminology is very suspicious
I may just be too old or what, but here’s how I do things:
- Don’t post political opinion with my name on it, unless it’s really certifiably not fringe (pro mental health, climate change is real, supporting LGBT rights … is stuff I can live with).
- Separate mail with separate account and nicknames for different things.
- Apply for a job? Don’t do it from iloveunicorns@xyz cause then I can just search where someone used that nickname …
- If you’re using GitHub and you use an alt there, make sure that’s not using the same alt as your random rants on Reddit.
Basically separate business stuff from your fringe opinions.
Being pro-Palestine is certifiably not fringe, outside of the political and financial elite.
I still try to have somewhat anon accounts for anything interesting, but I’m sure that if you dig hard enough that you could connect them to me.
You’re both right, it’s not fringe. I don’t think it’s necessarily separated along money lines either.
I specifically pointed out I post mainstream stuff “I can live with” under my name. For you Palestine may be inside those lines, for me it would not.
This is because I personally would rather deal with an employer who is careful around the Israel/Palestine corner, but I would as an example absolutely not wish to work for someone who wants to take away queer people’s rights. I openly advocate for this stuff at work and I intend to keep doing that throughout my career.
I even separate my non-fringe comments from my identifiable accounts because who knows who is going to take over the country next year. I’ve lived in a third world country long enough, and seen enough things there to be paranoid even after moving to a first world country. 🤷♂️
Are social media account connected by email or only if employees connect them manually to other accounts? How do they know what you post?
I know reddit sells api access. Lemmy I’d think would be safer. I’m more wondering if anyone has heard of it actually being used.