> -----Original Message----- > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 12:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: How does Blogging Affect Job Prospects? > > > A really interesting article: > > > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050711-5080.html > > > I would have to make the assumption that participation in > > forums such as > > this (if such participation is "public knowledge" as when > > you mention it on > > your personal blog or website) would fall into this > > category as well. > > Well at least this is illegal in the US (as far as I know): > > "Publishing edited content in an online venue is also very risky for > graduate students, especially if you're staking out a position on a > highly charged topic. I know of at least one fellow grad student who > failed the final round of a job search thanks to comments of his a on > hot-button social issue that were published in the house organ of his > denomination. Apparently, he came down on the opposite side of that > issue from some influential faculty on the job search committee, and > his candidacy was sunk."
It's not really illegal... but could be grounds for a lawsuit depending on the issue. In any case it's really difficult to prove. You can choose not hire somebody because you don't like them. You can't reject a qualified candidate because of certain things (race, gender, sexual preference, religion, etc) but you can for many others. In the end even those rejecting candidates for illegal reasons can often wiggle out of it by publicly stating some other reason. In this case without knowing the issue at hand who knows? Could a case be made that somebody with that opinion would find it hard to complete the tasks of the job? Or was it purely spite? In the end if an employer has the choice of several otherwise-qualified candidates it's not surprising that they would gravitate towards those candidates who share their opinions. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164434 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
