Comments on: UPDATED City of Bozeman asks for online passwords for job applicant background checks

By: noneofyourbusiness

noneofyourbusiness — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:37:54 +0000

edit: The City: “We hire only the very best liars.”

By: noneofyourbusiness

noneofyourbusiness — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:34:02 +0000

I think asking for your home door key and going through your drawers should also be part of the process. And maybe calling up all your ex’s. They should install camera’s in “some” bars too, just in case you show up.

By: Nik

Nik — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:33:45 +0000

They keep my password in a “secure” file? Really?! The only secure place I want my social networking password is in my noggin. This is totally crossing the line. I applied for a City postion and it was the longest application process I’ve ever been through–and I didn’t even get to the “give me your social networking address and password” phase . . . this is really not OK.

By: Kiwi

Kiwi — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:00:06 +0000

I work for the City of Bozeman for a couple years and though it is a minor point, Sullivan is full of b.s. when he claims the city has done this for years. They have not. This is quite recent. I wanted to cry when I found out they started this practice. This is a major invasion of privacy and has NOTHING to do with finding upstanding employees. That’s what the criminal background check and interview are supposed to accomplish. Everything you need to know about that person can be gathered from that process (as it also includes contacting references and former employers). And if you can’t find a good employee from that process, then something is terribly wrong with your interview process.

By: becker

becker — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:40:07 +0000

I had to remove the Poll Daddy poll from the bottom of the post. It wasn't working. Hopefully it works here. [polldaddy 1717117 http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1717117/ polldaddy]

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:12:16 +0000

I’m actually kind of dumbstruck by the city’s policy. Why couldn’t they simply require you to add them as a friend, and then look at your profile the same way that everyone else sees it?

By: Nik

Nik — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:33:45 +0000