Comments on: My Verdict on Keeping Personal and Professional Separate http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/ David Mullen on PR, Integrated Communications and Social Media Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:53:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: DK Brewer http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/#comment-35 DK Brewer Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:19:02 +0000 http://davidmullen.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-35 Debating this myself, thus a little Googling led me to this blog. Your first post played out many of the arguments running around my head. And... I've gone the other way: keeping a line between personal and professional, public and private. It may be overly cautious, but I'm not sure I want those worlds collide head-on. Debating this myself, thus a little Googling led me to this blog. Your first post played out many of the arguments running around my head. And…

I’ve gone the other way: keeping a line between personal and professional, public and private. It may be overly cautious, but I’m not sure I want those worlds collide head-on.

]]> By: MsCatalysta http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/#comment-34 MsCatalysta Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:45:12 +0000 http://davidmullen.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-34 that's absolutely ridiculous. I can totally understand doing some googling and "background check" if you will... but pulling up her admin access is so wrong. However, I can't blame her for doing it. If it were me a year ago, I probably would have as well and wouldn't have thought twice to ask why or what for- simply because I would know any better! Wow. that’s absolutely ridiculous. I can totally understand doing some googling and “background check” if you will… but pulling up her admin access is so wrong. However, I can’t blame her for doing it. If it were me a year ago, I probably would have as well and wouldn’t have thought twice to ask why or what for- simply because I would know any better! Wow.

]]> By: davidmullen http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/#comment-33 davidmullen Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:34:07 +0000 http://davidmullen.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-33 83 percent?! Wow. Doesn't surpise me. That's why I think this is something we should all think about. I was talking with a couple of our interns the other day about this and one said a friend who graduated in May was interview for a full-time job at an agency. During the interview, she was asked to pull up her facebook page, so she reluctantly did. Once it was up, they asked her to leave the room and then they dug around her profile so they could see things she may have put privacy that others couldn't see. What?! Gotta be kidding me. That's just wrong, and I'm surpised she complied. Would you want to work somewhere like that? I can understand doing a little digging on your own, but asking people to pull up their profiles and leave the room is crazy talk. 83 percent?! Wow. Doesn’t surpise me. That’s why I think this is something we should all think about.

I was talking with a couple of our interns the other day about this and one said a friend who graduated in May was interview for a full-time job at an agency. During the interview, she was asked to pull up her facebook page, so she reluctantly did. Once it was up, they asked her to leave the room and then they dug around her profile so they could see things she may have put privacy that others couldn’t see.

What?! Gotta be kidding me. That’s just wrong, and I’m surpised she complied. Would you want to work somewhere like that? I can understand doing a little digging on your own, but asking people to pull up their profiles and leave the room is crazy talk.

]]> By: MsCatalysta http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/#comment-32 MsCatalysta Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:30:11 +0000 http://davidmullen.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-32 Oh and I also just posted on this on my new site... www.mscatalysta.com I got an article that talks about how 83% of employers will look at someone's digital "dirt" before hiring them... very interesting. Oh and I also just posted on this on my new site… http://www.mscatalysta.com

I got an article that talks about how 83% of employers will look at someone’s digital “dirt” before hiring them… very interesting.

]]> By: MsCatalysta http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/#comment-31 MsCatalysta Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:29:24 +0000 http://davidmullen.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-31 I think this is a fair compromise. I myself decided that though my profile is private- I will add people on an individual basis and evaluate my content at that time. I did however remove many an unflattering picture just in case. I think this is a fair compromise. I myself decided that though my profile is private- I will add people on an individual basis and evaluate my content at that time. I did however remove many an unflattering picture just in case.

]]> By: Lara Kretler http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/#comment-30 Lara Kretler Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:48:32 +0000 http://davidmullen.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-30 I have another Facebook story that relates here. Recently I was contacted by a local marketer who is looking to hire a social media person. He emailed me to see if I might know of anyone, and it resulted in some great back and forth and a valuable new contact. How did he get my email? He saw me in a social media related group on Facebook, noticed I was local, and sent me a note. Networking is networking. Glad to add you to my Facebook, where you won't see human kid pics but you will see lots of the four-legged kind. I have another Facebook story that relates here. Recently I was contacted by a local marketer who is looking to hire a social media person. He emailed me to see if I might know of anyone, and it resulted in some great back and forth and a valuable new contact. How did he get my email? He saw me in a social media related group on Facebook, noticed I was local, and sent me a note. Networking is networking. Glad to add you to my Facebook, where you won’t see human kid pics but you will see lots of the four-legged kind.

]]> By: thecoconutdiaries http://www.davidwmullen.com/2008/07/07/my-verdict-on-keeping-personal-and-professional-separate/#comment-29 thecoconutdiaries Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:40:13 +0000 http://davidmullen.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-29 Bravo! As long as you conduct yourself with integrity wherever you are, you have nothing to hide. And I love looking at pictures of kids as long as they are tasteful. I don't want to see junior's first dump while I am trying to stealthily read your blog over breakfast! Bravo! As long as you conduct yourself with integrity wherever you are, you have nothing to hide. And I love looking at pictures of kids as long as they are tasteful. I don’t want to see junior’s first dump while I am trying to stealthily read your blog over breakfast!

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