Companies asking for "Internet Presence"

On the one hand it seems kind of silly.  Sort of dumbing down the hiring process for those retarded stepchildren we call gen-y.


On the other hand, they say they're getting better quality candidates, so it must have some merit.

This is gen-x.  Gen-Y is suddenly seeming a lot more qualified...

On the gripping hand, if it works to get qualified candidates, it will soon be illegal and racist.

Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst.

Instead of asking for résumés, the New York venture-capital firm—which has invested in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and other technology companies—asked applicants to send links representing their "Web presence," such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Applicants also had to submit short videos demonstrating their interest in the position.