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> But if you use an alias (and only reveal your real name after the company agrees to interview you), then it's not a problem either! Do you do that? Do you kn
by dagenix 7y ago
> But if you use an alias (and only reveal your real name after the company agrees to interview you), then it's not a problem either!
Do you do that? Do you know anyone that does? If so, how do people react to it?
- chii 7y agoi use an alias on stackoverflow, and i use an alias here on HN! My google profile is also an alias. My facebook profile is also an alias. My twitter, same. And if i had a linked-in profile, it would be an alias too. Some of those alias may be the same, but some i deliberately make different, so that i can choose whether others can associate different aliases together as the same person. Why anyone puts their real name online is beyond me. When i tell my real life friends, they are shocked, and also ask whether it's inconvenient. Yes, i would answer - it is inconvenient, but it is more control. It gives you the option to prevent others from being able to track all my activities online across different services (at least, not easily).
- markholmes 7y agoWhat do you mean by alias? Do you apply to jobs as “chii” or as an assumed name, like “John Smith”, when really your name is “Bob Jones”?
- duckmysick 7y agoDo you use different email addresses too?
- viraptor 7y agoYou replied about online usernames, but not about the question asked - do you apply to jobs using an alias / how do companies react when you change your name in the process?
- inglor 7y agoIt took me roughly 20 seconds to find your real name out by clever googling and your HN comment history. You can probably do the same to me. An alias is not privacy :]