TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010 ‘It’s frustrating to be in a facility where we want to be able to do more, but we’re limited. SOCIAL MEDIA But I really feel strongly that our core volunteers are putting their hearts and minds into doing the best we can for animals.’ — Liz Ford, Friends of the Animal Center Foundation executive director The web has eyes Companies are increasingly using social media to evaluate potential employees. By NINA EARNEST [email protected] David Fahey keeps his Facebook profile as private as possible.His profile picture isn’t of him, and he said he has “blocked everything.” The 22-year-old University of Iowa sen- ior is preparing to apply to medical school, and the potential downside to social net- working is something he aims to avoid. “I changed [my Facebook] because I don’t want employers looking at mine right now,” Fahey said, adding even the tiniest details can be misconstrued. Fahey’s efforts relate to social media’s role in the workforce, a presence that has expanded from recreation to a hiring tool CHARLIE ANDERSON/THE DAILY IOWAN for some employers. Three kittens from the same litter — which were recently left at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center — lie in a cage together on Nov. 5. National experts and local career advisers echoed Fahey’s concerns, saying the impor- The animals have joined the roughly 70 other cats at the facility that are kept in the same room. tance of social media outside of personal lives has increased, especially in the job hunt. A new company, Social Intelligence, is designed specifically to scan job appli- cants’ social media for potential employers. Max Drucker, the CEO and president of Social Intelligence, said a client company provides Social Intelligence with what it considers “objectionable material,” such as evidence of violence or racist attitudes. SEE MEDIA, 3 CHRISTY AUMER/THE DAILY IOWAN CHRISTY AUMER/THE DAILY IOWAN U Heights Animal shelter employees work from the facility’s crowded main lobby on Oct. Animal-services officer Willa Hamilton prepares to let Caboose out to play at 12. The shelter hopes to move to a new, closer location in the next couple of the animal shelter on Oct. 12. All of the shelter’s dogs are kept in one room, years. something officials hope to change in the permanent facility. battle Animal shelter needs new home nears end Survey results show a Officials say they hope the animal shelter’s future facility, located majority of residents closer to the city, will help increase the number of volunteers and adoptions. disagree with the plan. By CATHRYN SLOANE Helping the shelter DAILYIOWAN.COM [email protected] Log on to check out a video and photo slide By ALISON SULLIVAN To donate or volunteer: show of the animal shelter’s current location. [email protected] Three fuzzy kittens were recently left at • Anyone interested in volunteering can contact the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption the shelter at (319) 356-5295, ext. 7. University Heights city councilors are set Center in a Rubbermaid bin, with just a • Monetary donations can be made to Friends of to hold a final vote tonight on a controver- few holes drilled in it. the Animal Center Foundation at PO Box 1345, Iowa ment Agency approves the results of an sial rezoning ordinance which would allow Workers at the animal shelter found City, Iowa, 52244, or online at www.facf.org. archaeological study conducted on the a multi-level commercial development to be them at the doorstop of their temporary • Other donations can be dropped off at 4852 Sand land. The study is required to make sure built within the small community. facility, 4852 Sand Road — around five Road S.E. during business hours. there aren’t any archaeological barriers, Maxwell Construction Co. wants to con- miles south of Iowa City.The three kittens such as historical artifacts, that would struct a six-story, two-building complex joined the roughly 70 other homeless cats Source: Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center prevent construction. with 80 apartments and 20,000 square sharing cages in a single room. The delay comes after FEMA denied feet of commercial space on what is now A lack of space for animals is just one of two previous studies the city submitted the site of St. Andrew Presbyterian the aspects the shelter’s employees have a jail environment.” after the agency requested a study to be Church, 1300 Melrose Ave. been struggling with since they were And although shelter officials had hoped done specifically on the desired location. The current ordinance limits construc- forced from their previous location at 111 to move into a permanent location by May The city submitted two studies that had tion to single-family homes. Kirkwood Ave. during the 2008 floods, and 2012, that date might now be delayed, said taken place over the past year that were While many residents have not been its distance from the city center has limit- Liz Ford, the executive director of the done for other projects concerning land shy about expressing disapproval of the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation ed volunteer recruitment and the number . near the shelter’s potential location, plan at the first two council votes — both of adoptions made each year. The selected site sits on the west side of said Deb Mansfield, Iowa City budget- of which passed — they say they now have “The animals are under a lot of stress,” South Gilbert Street, north of McCollister management analyst. a survey to back them up. said Misha Goodman, director of Animal Boulevard, but construction cannot begin Services. “It’s like if you were thrown into until the Federal Emergency Manage- SEE SHELTER, 3 SEE U HEIGHTS, 3 DAILY IOWAN TV INDEX WEATHER WEB CALENDAR To watch Daily Iowan TV go online at dailyiowan.com or tune Arts 5 Opinions 4 HIGH LOW Let us know about your upcoming event. Submit information to the DI’s new into UITV. The 15-minute newscast is on Sunday through Classifieds 8 Spotlight 2 68 46 online event calendar and we’ll publish it there and on the Daily Break page. 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