Comments on: @TwitterHR For Future Reference, Use BCC When Rejecting Applicants

By: Devon

Devon — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:06:46 +0000

Classic blunder – congrats
Check out this one from the Ontario Government as reporting in the Toronto Star a couple of years ago

http://www.thes.../article/238413

By: Bill McGonigle

Bill McGonigle — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:16:06 +0000

I get these kinds of mix-ups all the time. A donut for somebody who writes a Thunderbird extension to warn if there are more than n names on the cc: list…

By: Does Twitter Need A Lesson In Being Social? « the IncSlinger

Does Twitter Need A Lesson In Being Social? « the IncSlinger — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:14:10 +0000

[...] @TwitterHR For Future Reference, Use BCC When Rejecting Applicants (techcrunch.com) [...]

By: Partha

Partha — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:19:33 +0000

Well, am one of them who got dumped by twitter in public!

And, all 186 of us who have suddenly got introduced to each other through a ‘common dump’ have created a group for us on facebook to to take our ever-long discussions on mails further.

The group is called ‘BCc 186′ – http://www.face...gid=51685737443

By: Jason Nielubowicz

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:21:40 +0000

When will someone make a simple little add on for Outlook, GMail, etc. that pops up a dialogue asking the sender if they really intend for everyone to see each others address when there is more than one recipient in the To: field. A simple message such as “Did you mean for all recipients to see each other? Perhaps you meant to use BCC.” would appear to do it.

Maybe this is something for GMail labs…

By: dan

dan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:58:03 +0000

since they use JobScore

By: dan

dan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:57:26 +0000

and you have been passed on in their ATS system and exposed to anyone that will buy your CV as a credit…. sweet.

By: Adrian Eden

Adrian Eden — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:23:31 +0000

@R I agree with that comment, she posts on EVERY single TechCrunch article, and has the “best” opinion out of everyone in the world. LOL.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:58:22 +0000

Cool, will go read that now.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:56:32 +0000

Actually, most recruitment agencies still don’t support automatic processing of PDF format and will often ask you to re-send in .doc format. However, I think it’s pretty cool that you would call someone an idiot on the Internet, when they’re trying to promote themselves to get work. Nice one.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:53:45 +0000

+1 internets

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:53:24 +0000

You’re a cock, how’s that?

By: Victor Caballero

Victor Caballero — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:11:04 +0000

I like your ideas even if they are options you can turn on and off or adjust I would surely use.

By: Mona Nomura

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:11:25 +0000

How embarrassing for Twitter.

Sidenote: I heard about this yesterday morning and was waiting for Valley Wag to pick it up – but TC? Goes to show anything Twitter is considered news. Confusing.

By: tom

tom — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:50 +0000

Ha this is hilarious! Also, I’m ashamed to admit that I finally learned the difference between CC and BCC from this story. Damn I’m brilliant…

By: Peter Urban

Peter Urban — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:59:34 +0000

or simply don’t let that intern do the rejection letters ever again.

By: E_Trade_is_F_Trade

E_Trade_is_F_Trade — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:37:04 +0000

I wasn’t applying for a job — really I am HAPPY at my current employer. No idea how they got my name on that list.

[[Can't tell whose reading my email, Google, Facebook, NSA, ....]]

By: Andrew Bredon

Andrew Bredon — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:33:59 +0000

if only they’d used jobwhizz.com to do their candidate management! it automatically does the BCC’ing for you! launching march 09

By: R

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:52:30 +0000

When will you stop your cheap attempt in spam posting?

By: Gary Sheynkman

Gary Sheynkman — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:41:45 +0000

It happens. Sucks when it does. But everyone does it at some point in time.

I am sure HR (Krissy?) learned their mistake and will be more careful in the future.

moving on

By: Phil Sim

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:50:50 +0000

Yo, to anyone at Google with 20% time on their hands. New GMail Labs project – a warning whenever you try and send an email out to a more than a handful of people all at the same time.

And while your at it, a 1 min delay on sending mail so that when your press send and instantly realise what you did you can stop it!

By: Ben Koo

Ben Koo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:49:08 +0000

I wrote this up on my blog as one of the 186….Pretty interesting sequence of events in terms of startup HR and PR growing pains…

http://benkoo.c...ing-a-real-job/

By: Businesses think Twitter > Facebook « A Little Less Geek

Businesses think Twitter > Facebook « A Little Less Geek — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:11:08 +0000

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By: Vauman

Vauman — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:02:25 +0000

This would not happen if they could send it through their own Twitter account

By: Fail

Fail — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:26:36 +0000

I hope Twitter will completely FAIL !!

I wish them the worst. Stupid dikks.