Friend is sending FB requests to all ICU/ER nurses

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I have a friend/coworker that really wants to work in the ICU or the ER. She was thinking about looking up ALL the nurses at a hospital who work in any ICU or the ER and sending them a friend request on Facebook. This would mean sending hundreds of Facebook friend requests. She feels this may be a good way to network. I've told her that it is probably not a good idea. Nurses talk to each other, so they may pick up on her odd behavior, which could actually hurt her chances of ever landing one of these positions. Some may consider it to be stalking and report her to Facebook. Her account could be closed if she sends too many friend requests to people who don't know her or don't want her friend request. Her obsession with these positions and the people who work them is a bit excessive, really. Anyway, I haven't been able to convince her that this is a bad idea. I'm pretty sure she's already sent out Facebook requests to these people. What would you to say to someone like this?

Specializes in MICU.

Why doesn't she just apply for the job?

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Why doesn't she just apply for the job?

She has, but she hasn't had much luck so was hoping that "knowing" someone on the unit would help. But I don't see how you really "know" anybody just by friending them on Facebook, especially if you never even talk with them. Anyway, it's been a few days since I've talked to her, so I have no idea where she's actually at anymore.

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Specializes in PICU.
She has, but she hasn't had much luck so was hoping that "knowing" someone on the unit would help. But I don't see how you really "know" anybody just by friending them on Facebook, especially if you never even talk with them. Anyway, it's been a few days since I've talked to her, so I have no idea where she's actually at anymore.

While "knowing" someone on the unit can be beneficial, that person is in essence vouching for your credibility. I may "know" someone on facebook, but unless I have interacted with them, I could not state their capabilities. I have friends on FB who work in other environments and if someone were to ask me about them, all I could say was some chracteristic, not anything that would be able to verfiy their capabilities for another form of employment.

If she has a good work record and has good references than nothing should an issue

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Specializes in LTC.

That's really weird.

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