I hope and expect it will work well as the folks at Glassdoor seem to do almost everything well but I wonder about their partner at Facebook. You see, Facebook has this obsession with changing its privacy policies after it has changed its privacy practices and then doing so again and again and again. Will users wake up to the reality that privacy is a quaint and almost forgotten notion to those at Facebook? And if users do wake up to that fact, will their lack of trust in Facebook rub off on Glassdoor.

I would trust Glassdoor to keep my comments about my employer private, but would I trust Facebook to do the same? And whether it is Glassdoor or Facebook that reveals that I posted that my boss is a dolt, will it matter much to me when I’m suddenly unemployed?

Talent Architect Pat Sharp wrote a response to this for business in “Career Page EEEsentials” http://www.smartrecruiters.com/static/blog/career-page-eeessentials/

It begins:

“John Sumser “published” an HRxaminer article, Star Candidate Experience in 17 steps on Jan 25.

I clicked to read it right away – intrigued – for candidate experience is not usually the focus of articles on recruiting strategy. The article was as you would expect from one of the oldest and most respected voices in Internet recruiting, John Sumser. But, 17 steps is a lot to remember. In fact, the 18th step of the article reads, “and so on.” Then John wrote, “If this list seems familiar, it might be because it’s a seven year old piece,” which links back to a post published in July 2006.

Can’t we be more direct? Can’t we make it simpler? Can’t we make it EEEasier?

The three Es to create a great candidate experience on a careers page are: easy navigation, engage the visitor, and educate….” 

Read the Tangible “Career Page EEEsentials” at http://www.smartrecruiters.com/static/blog/career-page-eeessentials/

Credentialism is an insidious force- much like government, the best amount is the least amount that gets the job done, and too much of it is a source of injustice and stagnation.  
 
The idea of credentialing architects, medical professionals, engineers, pilots, ship captains and the like is essential for public safety and functioning economic arrangements in a complex society.   The idea of creating and commanding credentials for mere “respect” is disgusting, and works against the worthy use of credentials; hence my violent reaction to the ideas expressed by a person who has previously annoyed me. Hope this clarifies.