Facebook profile pictures v prospective employers

PapaLazaru

PapaLazaru

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This is my thought. I am in the market for a new job. Looking for financial middle management / sales in the City, or something thereabouts.

This is my FB profle picture -

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My questions are: do prospective employers all go straight to FB for a glimpse of the potential employee? Is it bad that my FB picture (which clearly does not show my face) look bad to a prospective employer? (not my hair btw)

It is just that I have been refused interviews recently for no apparent reason. My CV fits the role, and I am happy in the fact that if I get to interview, I have a good chance of bagging the job.

I only ask this as in my last contracting position, I bagged the contract, but was then told by my boss a few weeks later that she had showed my picture to the team before I joined. I was a little perplexed to be honest.

Is having a vaguely amusing photo as your FB profile picture a hindrance, when in the job market, or indeed in general?
 
Thankfully there are a hell of a lot of people on facebook with the same name as me and the only email I would give out for something like a job interview wouldn't be tied to my fb account.
 
I don't know, it's like some employers don't think their employees should have a life outside of employment. I can't see snowboarding being a hindrance to a job application outside any unfounded assumptions they could make up. But as has been said, it'd be best to make your profile unfindable to stop prospective employers acting in such a stupid way.
 
Wossi said:
Thankfully there are a hell of a lot of people on facebook with the same name as me and the only email I would give out for something like a job interview wouldn't be tied to my fb account.
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My other problem is that I am the only person in the world with my full name. Not a boast or anything (as it is quite annoying) but it is true.

Maybe I should just lock my account down totally.
 
Rotty said:
maybe but an prospective employer seeing that pic will jump to conclusions
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yep he is obviously an adrenaline junkie with no regards for safety and not only will he be a complete liability but he will spend more time in A+E than in the office.

also he looks like carlos valderamma and everyone knows columbians are lazy like all south americans.

i doubt they even look tbh...
 
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PapaLazaru said:
This is what I mean. What would you possibly conclude?
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this isn't my thoughts before you ask but most interviewers are likely to be of a different generation , snowboard and long hair = layabout

like it or not that's the way many would see it
 
How would they even know its you?

I suspect you've been rejected for interview because there is something about you which doesnt fit what they want, not because you have pictures of you snowboarding on Facebook.
 
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