Re fake resumes: I learned a long time ago not to trust any resume not given directly by the applicant. And if you're the applicant, don't assume that the agency didn't add skills that you don't have.
In the specific case of LinkedIn, that issue shouldn't exist, but there may be serious parsing errors. ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ls.mfrm...@letterboxes.org> Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 9:59 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Stop the ragging on COBOL please [was: RE: ASM call by value] On Fri, 7 Apr 2023, at 13:23, Bill Johnson wrote: > I’ve read numerous articles and analysis that indicates LinkedIn has a > problem with embellished & fake resumes. Here’s one. > > https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/29/linkedin-has-a-fake-profile-problem-can-it-fix-this-blot-on-its-cv I'm sure that's true ... but I'd think that many people's listings are basically correct ... because their own peers will force them to be honest. And, do you think I'm an idiot? Without social media one had nearly no way to find things out about local architects, lawyers etc. With, one at least has a few pointers with which one can google local newspapers, trade organisations etc. Of course not all of what one finds is credible, but not all that many people who've claimed to work for local company X or participated in local event Y have also built a complete online fake trail of supporting evidence in their local (or tech) communities. > I also don’t like having my information on the internet for all to see No, well I guess one has to decide how much to post. It's like deciding whether to post (everywhere) under one's real name or to use nicknames in some or all places. I decided in the 1990s that I would use my real name and stand by what I wrote, even though it'd have been a lot easier sometimes (when I offended someone or got completely the wrong end of some stick) to have been able to hide behind some level of anonymity. But eg I do blur out identifyng details on photographs I share with people. I don't put my home address in my email signature - some people seem not to see the risk in doing that and then telling the world they're going on holiday... > I’m not on Facebook OTOH you're probably not somewhere between bed- & house-bound with nearly no in-person social life either. But for people who are, the various social-media platforms make one feel much less isolated, and it's done wonders for patient-support communites as well. -- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
