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> In this case it would have been something like: 1) google name 2) oh. The applicant has the same name as a serial killer 3) click on wikipedia article 4) OMG
by capableweb 5y ago
> In this case it would have been something like: 1) google name 2) oh. The applicant has the same name as a serial killer 3) click on wikipedia article 4) OMG 5) the applicant being significantly less likely to receive an offer
I'd follow the same process if it was a high-value hire. But in this process, if I'd discover that it seems to be a serial killer, I think I would at least reach out and ask if this is the same person, even if the pictures seems to match. Seems unlikely that a known serial killer would apply to any jobs I usually offer, so making sure it's the same person is surely something you'd do first.
- ModernMech 5y agoYour plan would be to call up someone to ask whether or not they are a serial killer? Or do you mean to check their references? Because that could do even more damage to this person’s reputation. Imagine calling up this guy’s top references, asking them all if the dude they know is a serial killer. They go and look up the wiki article, and now may or may not have a giant question mark in their head as well.
- em-bee 5y agoi would ask for a formal background check to verify what he says
- dylan604 5y agoon an applicant? really? if you were headhunting and this person really fit the bill for a key role, maybe.
- mousepilot 5y agohaha yeah, I'm not going to "reach out" to a serial killer unless I have 50 layers of anonymous proxies to "reach out" through.