I don't think I want to know what my potential employees get up to on their own time - I don't want your facebook or instagram or twitter feeds. Maybe linkedin.

I don't think I want to know what my potential employees get up to on their own time - I don't want your facebook or instagram or twitter feeds. Maybe linkedin. Github is just a resume anyhow. And as for publicly posting about it ... why would you criticise an applicant ? Hell it was beaten into me we barely let the next employer know anything about someone who actually worked for us for years - dates and title as if we are under the geneva convention. Edit: I was reconsidering the wisdom of posting this story. It is a story that captures something about the changing relationship we have with our online identities, perhaps generational, perhaps not. It clearly has garnered some concern - no it's not intellectually gratifying as a story - but it touches on many issues - not least the question of are we slowly trying to find a new netiquette- is there one minimum acceptable cultural level that we will all adhere to, or will there be pools of different acceptance levels never talking to each other? So no, I think it is a worthwhile story after all :-)