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Re:Employers Banned From Asking For Social Media Passwords I... by mortenjorck on Thursday September 27, 2012 @11:23PM (#4584156)
If I were interviewing a candidate and had decided to ask this question, my response following their reaction would be "Just kidding. We don't do that here" followed by taking note of how concerned they initially appeared at the question.
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Re:Employers Banned From Asking For Social Media Passwords I... by prophetjohn on Thursday September 27, 2012 @11:36PM (#4584191)
The "just kidding" would probably need to be before I answered. If I start to get up and walk out and then they say "no, I was just yankin' ya!" I'm going to be really suspicious.
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Re:Employers Banned From Asking For Social Media Passwords I... by eli on Friday September 28, 2012 @08:16AM (#4585114)
What exactly do you think their level of visible concern would tell you about them? An employer conducting jokey personality tests would be a huge red flag for me.
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