Keeping with the Canadian theme from my last post, the early Canadian take-up on Facebook when it opened its doors to all outstripped that of the US. There's some interesting stuff going on as Neil McIntyre notes:
Recruiters are taking advantage of the clustering of Toronto accountants, as this screen grab [if you don't have an FB account] from the Chartered Accountants of Canada [FB] group shows.
The CAC FB group has 489 members (including me cos it's open) and a solid range of officers. What does ICAEW have? Diddly squat, zippo, nada, nothing. The closest 'we' come is: BADCASS - Bristol and District Chartered Accountants' Student Society with 96 members. That's open to all comers so I've joined it as well. The wee devil inside me hopes that one day, we'll see a group where the Chartered bit gets dropped
I like the way these people are self-organising. There's not a huge amount of activity but what there is provides interest and insight. From an outsider's perspective, BADCASS in particular shows there is a human side to the profession that's rarely recognised.
For instance, Paula Thornton chose to stereotype me (and by implication us) yet groups like BADCASS show that despite the stereotypical view, professionals are no different to anyone else. Perhaps we need make more of our ordinariness.
One issue that will irk some people. In order to see what's going on with Facebook, you've got to become a member. I used to think that this kind of walled garden was bad news, now I'm not quite so sure. But of that, more later.
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