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I live in the PNW and am in the tech industry. I haven't had a need for social media in any job application I've filled out, and not a single interview or recru
by prolikewhoa 9y ago
I live in the PNW and am in the tech industry. I haven't had a need for social media in any job application I've filled out, and not a single interview or recruiter mentioned anything about social media.
Social media is entirely unecessary unless you consider Indeed social media or work in a social media role.
- onion2k 9y agoI live in the PNW and am in the tech industry. I haven't had a need for social media in any job application I've filled out, and not a single interview or recruiter mentioned anything about social media. You live in a region where the demand for tech workers outstrips the supply. Of course no one is ruling you out based on what your social media says about you. Employers can't afford to. If you work in an industry where an employer knows there'll be 50 equally qualified candidates available at the drop of a hat then they can afford to filter people out of their candidate pool; checking someone's social media reputation is precisely the sort of filter they use. Note that there are huge numbers of programmes aimed at getting more kids in to coding. This will be standard practise for narrowing down the pool of developers in a decade or so.
- wmichelin 9y agoEvery job application I have filled out in the past two years has asked for a Linked In profile (even though it is technically optional).