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dandy7223-Jul-14 3:51

dandy72

23-Jul-14 3:51

glennPattonPUB wrote:
If I'm applying for a Techie job, do I really need to be on [...]

If that's now become a requirement, I've missed the memo.

I wouldn't even want to work for anyone who sincerely believes it's necessary either.

glennPattonWork323-Jul-14 3:55

23-Jul-14 3:55

I'm with you there!

PIEBALDconsult23-Jul-14 4:44

PIEBALDconsult

23-Jul-14 4:44

No.

But it has been ten years since I got a job by directly applying to the employer.

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

glennPattonWork323-Jul-14 4:56

23-Jul-14 4:56

Quote:
No.

Well I am grateful for that. I think it's all part of 'sell yourself' culture.

PIEBALDconsult23-Jul-14 5:26

PIEBALDconsult

23-Jul-14 5:26

glennPattonPUB wrote:
'sell yourself short'

FTFY

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

Sander Rossel23-Jul-14 20:48

Sander Rossel

23-Jul-14 20:48

I once read that NOT being visible could hurt your chances.
Employers will try to find you. If they can't you must have something to hide (like you're an evicted criminal).
That said I don't have FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, What-have-you...
Googling my name will probably come up with my CP account, some articles I wrote for VBCentral.nl, my master thesis from the Erasmus University and if I'm lucky the book Expert C# 5.0 turns up because I'm in the acknowledgements.
I do have more accounts, like Last.fm, but you'll need to know my internet moniker to find those (also not that hard to find I guess, I've been using it on CP as well).
But I've got nothing to hide Big Grin | :-D

It's an OO world.

public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
   public void DoWork()
   {
      throw new NotSupportedException();
   }
}

Greyze23-Jul-14 22:25

Greyze

23-Jul-14 22:25

I would strongly recommend LinkedIn, it is a professional social media site dedicated to jobs. In this day and age LinkedIn is extremely valuable for software engineers (or any IT field really), and it's an excellent advertisement tool (employers and recruitment agencies troll through LinkedIn frequently).

Facebook, Twitter etc. is stupid. Facebook should be your own private profile for family and friends and theres no value in giving this to an employer other than allowing them to snoop through your page to find bad things about you. Maybe Twitter is useful to a company focused on advertising itself, but most jobs I've been in and seen would never like to know that you have the opportunity to accidently share company info etc.

The only other sites you could use is www.about.me which is quite useful as a front advert for yourself, or make your own website to display your portfolio (or don't if you don't have one).

Protip: You should have your CV on Skydrive. You can then share your CV with a single weblink, which will open up Office Word online to view. It's shocking how many times I've had to send a CV in the email and suddenly a recruitment agent couldn't open it or some bollocks.

glennPattonWork324-Jul-14 1:01

24-Jul-14 1:01

I think the end result of this was not to put Farcebook on there (not that it get used by me!). I hadn't thought of the Skydrive CV, I have mine on Dropbox and tend to include it as an attachment. I did at one stage PDF it but found the 'geniuses' couldn't handle that... WTF | :WTF:

I am including my Linked In page, I just don't see the point of giving out all your personal info (pictures of you drunk at weddings, friends curries etc.) as relevant...

Gerry Schmitz24-Jul-14 4:51

Gerry Schmitz

24-Jul-14 4:51

Probably a case of: monkey see; monkey do (do).

(I used to just repeat what my teachers said; even if I disagreed; in order to get a good mark).

If your prospective employer is into FB; then farce away.

If they're twits, etc.

If they like to collect links like fleas on a dog; then "link" away.

i.e. It's how you best you can fit into their "culture" (gag).

Also, be wary of their "we are a YOUNG company" phrase...

"I would not join any organization that would have me as a member".

Or anyone that lists .NET AND Java (or SQL Server AND MySQL; etc.) as a requirement.

glennPattonWork324-Jul-14 5:23

24-Jul-14 5:23

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i.e. It's how you best you can fit into their "culture" (gag).

read as they still play D&D at lunch times

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Also, be wary of their "we are a YOUNG company" phrase...

Hmm like "it's a young company", read as will run out of money very shortly.

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Or anyone that lists .NET AND Java (or SQL Server AND MySQL; etc.) as a requirement.

I tend to read that as buzz words. .NET & Java two different methods to pretty much the same end?
The best one is trying to persuade the agent on the phone you are correct and they are incorrect
"The using XY device", "Hmm well XY you mean X or Y as the are two different devices", "Are you sure", "yup!"

Gerry Schmitz24-Jul-14 5:54

Gerry Schmitz

24-Jul-14 5:54

"We are a YOUNG company ..." is code-speak for: "We don't hire anyone over 24".

glennPattonWork324-Jul-14 6:04

24-Jul-14 6:04

Nutz that's me out then! Hmmm | :|

Please solve this problem

RafagaX24-Jul-14 9:28

RafagaX

24-Jul-14 9:28

I would put Twitter only if I tweeted about technology, i'll never put Facebook, I have nothing to hide, but I don't want them snooping around there.

CEO at:
- Rafaga Systems
- Para Facturas
- Modern Components
for the moment...

CPallini22-Jul-14 23:33

22-Jul-14 23:33

Please.

THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite

OriginalGriff22-Jul-14 23:36

OriginalGriff

22-Jul-14 23:36

OK.

Solved. Now what?

Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

Johnny J.22-Jul-14 23:39

Johnny J.

22-Jul-14 23:39

Send him the codez for God's sake. It's urgentz! D'Oh! | :doh:

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Me, all the time

CPallini22-Jul-14 23:41

22-Jul-14 23:41

Exactly!

THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite

Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

Bergholt Stuttley Johnson22-Jul-14 23:54

22-Jul-14 23:54

' A "Hello, World!" program in Visual Basic.
Module Hello
  Sub Main()
      MsgBox("Hello, World!") ' Display message on computer screen.
      MsgBox("Problem == solved")
  End Sub
End Module

codez as requested

You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start

Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

CPallini23-Jul-14 0:33

23-Jul-14 0:33

VB and == together!

OMG | :OMG:

THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite

Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

Bergholt Stuttley Johnson23-Jul-14 0:54

23-Jul-14 0:54

hey its VB it need to be badly written by definition

You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start

Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

CPallini23-Jul-14 1:16

23-Jul-14 1:16

True.

THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite

glennPattonWork323-Jul-14 1:32

23-Jul-14 1:32

I so agree $Shucks | :-\$

Tasadit24-Jul-14 0:33

Tasadit

24-Jul-14 0:33

I'm not going to bother to mark the question as answered, or upvote you, but Thx in advance.

CPallini22-Jul-14 23:40