> It's not necessarily what you know, but who you know... Today it's more along the lines of who knows what you know IME.
Street creds trumped simple familiarity long ago. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Career and Social Media Which just is more evidence for the old point: It's not necessarily what you know, but who you know... --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:50:35 -0800 Subject: Re: OT: Career and Social Media > Same here... > > > > > > *ASB > **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* > **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information > Security) for the SMB market…*** > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Michael B. Smith > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Most of my engagements today come because of social media. J**** > > > > ** ** > > > > And then repeat business, of course.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > *From:* Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > > *Sent:* Friday, March 22, 2013 11:39 AM > > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: OT: Career and Social Media**** > > > > ** ** > > > > My last two jobs have come about because of social media.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ** ** > > > > *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Friday, March 22, 2013 11:12 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: OT: Career and Social Media**** > > > > ** ** > > > > “With social media you might not have to look for a new job, it > > might > find > > you”**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Spot on. Lately I’m always having recruiters and companies reach > > out to me for hire. I always ask how they find me, and they always > > say social media or internet presence. I haven’t published my > > resume anywhere > (Heck, > > hardly even active on LinkedIn and it’s not that up to date. My > Facebook > > is strictly personal – but I do keep a ‘clean’ presence on it).**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Several great offers have come my way.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > I take it as a sign the IT hiring is really picking up too.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Sam**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ** ** > > > > ** ** > > > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Friday, March 22, 2013 8:43 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: OT: Career and Social Media**** > > > > ** ** > > > > In case you haven’t noticed, privacy is becoming history. The > > current young generation by and large expects to be able to find out > > where there friends and family are, where they eat and shop, and > > where they work, and they also have no problems sharing their own > > information with people. As these people become older and enter the > > corporate world, they will expect to know quite a bit about you > > whether or not your resume is any good, and they will likely > > influence company rules…**** > > > > ** ** > > > > The added twist is just by having family on social media, your > > information becomes public “I went to my dad’s 40th birthday party > > yesterday, not > too > > far from the house he was born in”. Presto, your age, date and place > > of birth given up in one sentence by someone else.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > In many ways I see keeping privacy in the same vein as not having a > > car or a phone. You can do it, but it takes a concerted effort and a > > specific lifestyle to pull it off. (Oddly, I didn’t have this view > > until I went > to a > > lunch/seminar that was all about security yesterday!).**** > > > > ** ** > > > > I’m sure when those first came out there were people who said “who > needs > > such a thing!”. I went without a smartphone longer than many folks, > > but > to > > be relevant/competitive in my field it became necessary to get one > > (although I still turn off location services except for the specific > > times I need them) and I am better off for it as it saves me a lot of time > > vs. > if > > I were to be without it. **** > > > > ** ** > > > > Heck cellphones are now being used to inform different service > > providers traffic densities, average speeds, etc. so their mapping > > software can tell you how to avoid traffic. Big brother is here, the > > difference is it’s > not > > like The Truman Show because the participants are also getting the > benefits > > of said information.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > With social media you might not have to look for a new job, it might > > find you. I can see in a few years the conversation being “Remember > > when we > had > > so send resume’s out? How lame!”.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > That Dilbert is spot-on whether we like it or not.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > *From:* Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:51 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: OT: Career and Social Media**** > > > > ** ** > > > > +1000 > > > > I do not have a facebook account, nor any other social media account > > other than LinkedIn. > > > > Work and personal life are as separate as I can make them. > > > > Social media is a time stealer and a privacy invader. > > > > Kurt**** > > > > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> > > wrote:*** > > * > > > > I am glad I am getting close to the end of my career. I really > > dislike using things like Facebook for anything more than keeping in > > touch with family/friends. LinkedIN is about the only "social > > media" I use for business. I like to keep the two very separate from each > > other. > > > > Jon > > **** > > ------------------------------ > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: OT: Career and Social Media > > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:49:52 +0000**** > > > > ** ** > > > > I can attest to that. My last two jobs have come because social > > media.*** > > * > > > > **** > > > > Sent from Microsoft Surface Pro**** > > > > **** > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker > > *Sent:* March 21, 2013 6:38 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* OT: Career and Social Media**** > > > > **** > > > > **** > > > > http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2013-03-21/**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ** ** > > > > **** > > > > ** ** > > > > ** ** > > > > This is the new reality, folks. You don't have to *embrace* it, but > > to fight it is**** > > > > going to be**** > > > > career limiting**** > > > > **** > > > > . **** > > > > Within 5 years, it will be a major factor in employment...**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Who knows about you is becoming as important as what you know.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > -ASB: http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > --_**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin PG&E is committed to protecting our customers' privacy. 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