Is it fair to allow employers to look at potential employees' myspace or facebook pages? Also, is it fair that employers can hire you based on your credit score (how you handle money)? Explain your reasoning for both.
Yes, I think it is fair for them to look at our facebook and myspace pages because they can maybe find out more stuff about us and if we don't want them to know something, all we have to do is not post that information/pictures. No, employers shouldn't hire you based on your credit score because it has nothing to do with how you will perform in the work envirnoment.
I believe it is fair for both. If there is something on your myspace or facebook that you wouldnt want your employer to see then it shouldnt be there to begin with. As far as your credit score, your employer needs to know that you can handle your own money maturaly so they know you can handle responsibilities.
yes i believe they have the right to look at your myspace or facebook because you shouldn't hide anything and by looking at it, it tells a lot about the person your going to hire. And yes about your credit score because it gives the employer inside if your good with money and can handle money responsibilities.
Yes i think they should be able to look at their myspace or facebook. These sites usually tells a lot about the person they are going to hire. If there is something bad on there they should be putting online anyways. Yet i do not think it is fair to judge them by their credit. How you handle your money is your bussiness and the person hiring you and the company isnt affected by it.
i think it's fair for employers to both look at a persons personal web page and their credit score. A web page like myspace or facebook can tell a lot about the kind of person you are and can say a lot about your morals depending on what you post. Also, your credit score can ultimately tell a lot about how responsible you are with money and. In my opinion both of these should be available to employers but something like a credit score should not be the sole reason for which a person is hired or fired. Other factors, such as skills and work experience should come far before these.
I believe that yes it is fair to allow employers to view potential employees' myspace pages or facebook profiles. How an employee represents themselves on the web shows how they would be representing the company they work for. By viewing a potential employee's profile the employer gets a chance to see what type of a person they are about to hire and how professional they are outside of the workplace.
I do not believe that it is fair that employers can hire an individual based on their credit score. The way someone handles their finances is their own personal business. A good credit score does not prove that someone would be a good employee and a bad credit score does not mean that an employee is irresponsible. A credit score does not show what an individual is going through in life and a bad score may give a false representation.
Yes, I do think it is fair for employers to look at our myspace or facebook pages because they are able to get a better perspective of who we are, and we shouldn't really have anything to hide from them on our pages anyway. We should be responsible enough to know that what we choose to reveal about ourselves could impact whether we get a job or whether we do not get a job.
On the other hand, I do not feel that it is fair for us to be judged on our credit score. Yes, it does seem professional if we have really good experience with handling money, but it should not be looked at by employers. Everyone should have a fair chance at a job even if they do not have experience with money.
I think it's fair for employers to look at social networking pages and credit scores. Just like any other part of a potential employee's resume, these things are representations of a person. Employers need to know whether the person they're hiring is responsible. Myspace pages are voluntarily created and the things posted are placed there by the free will of the person they represent. Credit score works the same way for the most part. When deep debt is caused by uncontrollable circumstances, such as medical problems, that fact can be explained to the employer.
However, I don't think that Myspace pages and credit score should always be deal-breakers. If the information presented on a Myspace page isn't criminal or overly vulgar, the employer should take other factors into consideration before making a decision. For credit scores, potential employees should be given the chance to explain themelves if their score is bad. Employees should not eliminate people based on a credit score or Myspace page without first considering other qualifications.
Yes, I do believe that it is fair for employers to look at future employees myspace or facebook pages, because those pages show how an individual wishes to be viewed. There is a time and a place for everything, so we must know what is approproate for the internet and whats not.
I don not feel that it is fair to hire or not hire people based on their cedit scores. Your credit score or financial status does not show or prove how good of a worker one is.
I believe that it is fair for an employer or fellow coworker to look at our myspace/facebook page. (exapmle i am friends with my managers. they know what i say feel and do. if i dont want them to see anything or know anything then i wouldnt put it on there.) It should be that way for everyone. The credit score i do not believe with. Some people make mistakes and some people end up bad with money. It does not mean they have a reputation of it. They might be trying to regain it back.
Myspace and facebook are good ideals to look at when hiring and on the other hand, credit reports may not be as important.
I think it is fair that employers to look at potential employees myspace/ facebook accounts for the simple fact that it can really describe the person/ their personality. They should only be allowed to hire you by your credit score if you are applying for a job like a bank teller/ accountant where you will be managing people's money. If you can't manage your own money, then how can you manage someone elses money?
Your myspace and facebook accounts shows what kind of person you truely are. It is entirely fair for a company to do a background check on your social life. As for checking you credit, I feel if how you handle your own money is your choice and your responsibility. It should be illegal for a company to check its employees' credit.
I think that if people are going to have public pages and a public website any one should be allowed to view and comment on the person. People make myspaces because thet want to network. Weather that networking is for the right and accepoted reasons is up to the page maker to decide. I think that employers should be able to check out their potential employees to compare what they see and what the rest of the world sees. I do not think it is fair of employers to check out credit scores just because there are circumstances that do come up that can seriously damage your credit score and it cant say for sure what kind of person you are through your credit score.
i really dont think its fair that they can go into myspace and base employment on that. myspace is personal and no one is really honest about nethen on their. my myspace says that im 100 years old and located in dallas, texas. and with the whole credit scroe thing, thats ridiculous just because you cant handle your own money shouldnt make ne1 thenk less of you in consideration. unless you're applying at a bank then they might have a good angle with what theyre getting at.
I think it is fair that potentional employers can look at our myspaces and facebooks because it gives them a better idea of who you are in general at what kind of person you are.
i think it is a good idea to check credit scores before getting hired because its not just about whether you can handle money but it also shows how responsible you are.but i dont think employment should be bsaed on it.
this question has caused a burden in my day! i spent a lot of quality time debating whether or not future employers should be aloud to hire you or not hire you based on myspace or facebook pages. in my scientific opinion i recall myspace and facebook being a fun website to stay in touch with friends and family! i sometimes post some material that may not be what some say is "appropriate" therefore i may have a disaddvantage in getting hired. Also credit score are really not real!! the government uses them to rate todays society and undermine the hard working middle calss!!!
I believe that this should be allowed,though several people agrue differently. As an employer you have a difficult task; faced in an interview with someone you usually have never met before and you have to assume that you are getting the whole truth and hope for the best if you decide to hire. Well, then myspace and facebook come in; thanks to these websites you can gain a great understanding on the individual: how they comport themselves outside of work and their overall personality because myspace gives you the chance to show who you are through your page layout and what you choose to dispaly and make public. I believe that if an employee should feel offend or feel that it is an invasion of their privacy they should also consider that these websites are public places in cyber space and whatever they would not want seen by their employer probably means it shouldn't be on the web. As, an employer it is your duty to make sure that your establishment is being represented in the best manner and if one of your employess chooses to display inapproriate things on their page, that would not be good for business. However, when it comes to credit score I believe that it should be left to the employee not the employer because that is truely personal and should not have an affect whats so ever where you work.
I do believe that it is fair for a employer to view a potential or current emplyoee's myspace or facebook because presentation is key. even though your outside the workplace your still representing that company. I also think that it is fair for them to check your credit score just to see how you'll recat around money sorta. for example if i have a bad credit score and decide to get a job at at bank working around the money can be tempting.
Yes, if you are willing to put it out there then anyone, including your employer has the right to look at it. I also think that employers not only can but should use your credit score when deciding to hire you. If you have to handle money then it is good to how you are with it.
well i think its kinda fair. if you were going to hire someone and then found out they were not trustworthy it would be the same thing. but this kind of goes into personal stuff. this is why i keep my profiles on private and dont have any bad pictures on them. if someone where to look at my page now they would see nothing wrong. and the whole credit score thing, i dont think thats right. i mean if you have bad credit it could mean you are bad with money but it could also mean that you have some financial problems with either being unemployed or just didnt get paid anough. so just figuring on their employment based on a credit score doesnt seem right to me.
I believe its very fair that an employer look up someones background before they hire them. I honestly would not be upset if someone did a background check on me just for the simple fact that you don't really know someone's being for real with you until you look them up and see what their history is. But I don't really think it anybodys buisness how you spend your money because as long as your working for someone why should they care how you spend the money? Your working for them and your getting something out of it which is money.
Yes, I think it is fair for them to look at our facebook and myspace pages because they can maybe find out more stuff about us and if we don't want them to know something, all we have to do is not post that information/pictures.
ReplyDeleteNo, employers shouldn't hire you based on your credit score because it has nothing to do with how you will perform in the work envirnoment.
I believe it is fair for both. If there is something on your myspace or facebook that you wouldnt want your employer to see then it shouldnt be there to begin with. As far as your credit score, your employer needs to know that you can handle your own money maturaly so they know you can handle responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteyes i believe they have the right to look at your myspace or facebook because you shouldn't hide anything and by looking at it, it tells a lot about the person your going to hire. And yes about your credit score because it gives the employer inside if your good with money and can handle money responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteYes i think they should be able to look at their myspace or facebook. These sites usually tells a lot about the person they are going to hire. If there is something bad on there they should be putting online anyways.
ReplyDeleteYet i do not think it is fair to judge them by their credit. How you handle your money is your bussiness and the person hiring you and the company isnt affected by it.
i think it's fair for employers to both look at a persons personal web page and their credit score. A web page like myspace or facebook can tell a lot about the kind of person you are and can say a lot about your morals depending on what you post. Also, your credit score can ultimately tell a lot about how responsible you are with money and. In my opinion both of these should be available to employers but something like a credit score should not be the sole reason for which a person is hired or fired. Other factors, such as skills and work experience should come far before these.
ReplyDeleteI believe that yes it is fair to allow employers to view potential employees' myspace pages or facebook profiles. How an employee represents themselves on the web shows how they would be representing the company they work for. By viewing a potential employee's profile the employer gets a chance to see what type of a person they are about to hire and how professional they are outside of the workplace.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that it is fair that employers can hire an individual based on their credit score. The way someone handles their finances is their own personal business. A good credit score does not prove that someone would be a good employee and a bad credit score does not mean that an employee is irresponsible. A credit score does not show what an individual is going through in life and a bad score may give a false representation.
Yes, I do think it is fair for employers to look at our myspace or facebook pages because they are able to get a better perspective of who we are, and we shouldn't really have anything to hide from them on our pages anyway. We should be responsible enough to know that what we choose to reveal about ourselves could impact whether we get a job or whether we do not get a job.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I do not feel that it is fair for us to be judged on our credit score.
Yes, it does seem professional if we have really good experience with handling money, but it should not be looked at by employers.
Everyone should have a fair chance at a job even if they do not have experience with money.
I think it's fair for employers to look at social networking pages and credit scores. Just like any other part of a potential employee's resume, these things are representations of a person. Employers need to know whether the person they're hiring is responsible. Myspace pages are voluntarily created and the things posted are placed there by the free will of the person they represent. Credit score works the same way for the most part. When deep debt is caused by uncontrollable circumstances, such as medical problems, that fact can be explained to the employer.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I don't think that Myspace pages and credit score should always be deal-breakers. If the information presented on a Myspace page isn't criminal or overly vulgar, the employer should take other factors into consideration before making a decision. For credit scores, potential employees should be given the chance to explain themelves if their score is bad. Employees should not eliminate people based on a credit score or Myspace page without first considering other qualifications.
Yes, I do believe that it is fair for employers to look at future employees myspace or facebook pages, because those pages show how an individual wishes to be viewed. There is a time and a place for everything, so we must know what is approproate for the internet and whats not.
ReplyDeleteI don not feel that it is fair to hire or not hire people based on their cedit scores. Your credit score or financial status does not show or prove how good of a worker one is.
I believe that it is fair for an employer or fellow coworker to look at our myspace/facebook page. (exapmle i am friends with my managers. they know what i say feel and do. if i dont want them to see anything or know anything then i wouldnt put it on there.) It should be that way for everyone.
ReplyDeleteThe credit score i do not believe with. Some people make mistakes and some people end up bad with money. It does not mean they have a reputation of it. They might be trying to regain it back.
Myspace and facebook are good ideals to look at when hiring and on the other hand, credit reports may not be as important.
I think it is fair that employers to look at potential employees myspace/ facebook accounts for the simple fact that it can really describe the person/ their personality. They should only be allowed to hire you by your credit score if you are applying for a job like a bank teller/ accountant where you will be managing people's money. If you can't manage your own money, then how can you manage someone elses money?
ReplyDeleteYour myspace and facebook accounts shows what kind of person you truely are. It is entirely fair for a company to do a background check on your social life. As for checking you credit, I feel if how you handle your own money is your choice and your responsibility. It should be illegal for a company to check its employees' credit.
ReplyDeleteI think that if people are going to have public pages and a public website any one should be allowed to view and comment on the person. People make myspaces because thet want to network. Weather that networking is for the right and accepoted reasons is up to the page maker to decide. I think that employers should be able to check out their potential employees to compare what they see and what the rest of the world sees. I do not think it is fair of employers to check out credit scores just because there are circumstances that do come up that can seriously damage your credit score and it cant say for sure what kind of person you are through your credit score.
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ReplyDeletei really dont think its fair that they can go into myspace and base employment on that. myspace is personal and no one is really honest about nethen on their. my myspace says that im 100 years old and located in dallas, texas. and with the whole credit scroe thing, thats ridiculous just because you cant handle your own money shouldnt make ne1 thenk less of you in consideration. unless you're applying at a bank then they might have a good angle with what theyre getting at.
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I think it is fair that potentional employers can look at our myspaces and facebooks because it gives them a better idea of who you are in general at what kind of person you are.
ReplyDeletei think it is a good idea to check credit scores before getting hired because its not just about whether you can handle money but it also shows how responsible you are.but i dont think employment should be bsaed on it.
this question has caused a burden in my day! i spent a lot of quality time debating whether or not future employers should be aloud to hire you or not hire you based on myspace or facebook pages. in my scientific opinion i recall myspace and facebook being a fun website to stay in touch with friends and family! i sometimes post some material that may not be what some say is "appropriate" therefore i may have a disaddvantage in getting hired. Also credit score are really not real!! the government uses them to rate todays society and undermine the hard working middle calss!!!
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ReplyDeleteI believe that this should be allowed,though several people agrue differently. As an employer you have a difficult task; faced in an interview with someone you usually have never met before and you have to assume that you are getting the whole truth and hope for the best if you decide to hire. Well, then myspace and facebook come in; thanks to these websites you can gain a great understanding on the individual: how they comport themselves outside of work and their overall personality because myspace gives you the chance to show who you are through your page layout and what you choose to dispaly and make public. I believe that if an employee should feel offend or feel that it is an invasion of their privacy they should also consider that these websites are public places in cyber space and whatever they would not want seen by their employer probably means it shouldn't be on the web. As, an employer it is your duty to make sure that your establishment is being represented in the best manner and if one of your employess chooses to display inapproriate things on their page, that would not be good for business. However, when it comes to credit score I believe that it should be left to the employee not the employer because that is truely personal and should not have an affect whats so ever where you work.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that it is fair for a employer to view a potential or current emplyoee's myspace or facebook because presentation is key. even though your outside the workplace your still representing that company. I also think that it is fair for them to check your credit score just to see how you'll recat around money sorta. for example if i have a bad credit score and decide to get a job at at bank working around the money can be tempting.
ReplyDeleteYes, if you are willing to put it out there then anyone, including your employer has the right to look at it. I also think that employers not only can but should use your credit score when deciding to hire you. If you have to handle money then it is good to how you are with it.
ReplyDeletewell i think its kinda fair. if you were going to hire someone and then found out they were not trustworthy it would be the same thing. but this kind of goes into personal stuff. this is why i keep my profiles on private and dont have any bad pictures on them. if someone where to look at my page now they would see nothing wrong.
ReplyDeleteand the whole credit score thing, i dont think thats right. i mean if you have bad credit it could mean you are bad with money but it could also mean that you have some financial problems with either being unemployed or just didnt get paid anough. so just figuring on their employment based on a credit score doesnt seem right to me.
I believe its very fair that an employer look up someones background before they hire them. I honestly would not be upset if someone did a background check on me just for the simple fact that you don't really know someone's being for real with you until you look them up and see what their history is. But I don't really think it anybodys buisness how you spend your money because as long as your working for someone why should they care how you spend the money? Your working for them and your getting something out of it which is money.
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