Over the years’ social media has become increasingly popular. More people from different age groups have been taking part in accessing social media. I believe social media has become a big part of our culture today. I remember years ago when I was younger, social media wasn’t as popular as it is now. As the years have gone by, I see more and more people using social media for everything they do. It ranges from younger children who have internet access to older people such as parents and even grandparents. Social media has become a form of communication, a way to interact with friends and family, and an outlet for people to express themselves. Social Media has become so popular that future employers might even get the urge to search a possible candidate’s social media and look through personal information. In my opinion, it is an invasion of privacy and would develop a one sided opinion of the candidate. …show more content…
I believe that anything a person does on social media and post on social networking sites should remain a private matter. I don’t think a future employer should be allowed to know every aspect of the candidate’s life and what they do on their personal time. Social networking sites should be intended for just sharing anything we desire with friends and family without worrying what a future employer
Many individuals have resorted to social media to connect with friends or strangers alike. Social media has also encouraged people to display private conduct to the public. Many colleges and businesses have resorted to viewing an applicant’s social media for work force readiness. I believe this is a good strategy, because it can eliminate competition in the work place.
However, some people may think them looking at an applicant’s social media profile is an invasion of privacy but they should know that anything they put out on the internet is public information for anyone to see. Social media can be used as a great asset in figuring out who to admit to their college and who to give the job everyone applied for. Colleges and employers should continue to use
Employers on our social media, this is a fact that everyone in this age accepts but do not necessarily like or want. Some people say it is okay to check social media when looking for who to hire, but this infringes on privacy rights. If an employer finds something discriminating on a profile and decides not to hire the person this is not okay, even though some may say it is because you want to know what you are getting into. An employer could find information that was not even true on social media, this would not work in favor of employment. It is not okay to check social media when employers are hiring because it invades privacy, discriminates and the information provided on the site could be false.
In this digital era, one of the biggest threat for an individual is the invasion of privacy on social media. By social media, I am referring to the interaction and sharing of information on the Internet in order to stay connected with friends, family and business associates. Studies have found that invasion in privacy is a result of multiple factors like lack of consumer knowledge, low self-esteem, growing comfort, trust, generation of revenue and a lack of standards which lead to occurrence of harmful events like identity theft and fraud. “Self-esteem refers to a person’s overall evaluation or judgment of his or her own self (qtd. in Lee and Cheung 150).” Research reveals that identity theft affects millions of people a year, costing victims countless hours and money in identity recovery. “Ninety-five percent of Facebook profiles have at least one application, many of which are not reviewed and can be used for criminal purposes (qtd. in Kent).” Use of social networks can also expose individuals to harassment or inappropriate contact from others. “The Pew Center, in their Cyberbullying 2010 report, states that 93 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 use the Internet. Of that 93 percent, 63 percent of them use the Internet daily. Such high usage increases the risk of their being victims of cyberbullying or other cyber-crimes (qtd. in Cosmato).” Accordingly this essay will explore possible ways to guard privacy when using social media. I will demonstrate that lack of consumer
Marcia Clemmit 's Social Media Explosion is about social media 's impact on people 's privacy, their community activity, and their ability to socialize with real people face-to-face. In the first section of the article, Marcia Clemmit explains how social media breaks the boundaries of privacy by sharing your information online without your knowledge and how social media sells user information to companies (Clemmit 81). Then Clemmit writes about social media 's role in community engagement and how social media changes the way one interacts with their people. People used social media in social situations like the defense of Planned Parenthood and the black lives matter movement (Clemmit 86). Finally, Clemmit concludes with an article about
Despite the fact that we’re already in the 21st century, society continues to show signs of progress and development strongly leaning towards the direction of advancement, constantly evolving. This pattern is no different from the world of advertising, as it has also evolved through the years and quite recently an unexpected technological innovation took the world by storm. It made such a tremendous impact that eventually led to the transformation of traditional marketing, and it’s no other than social media that we all learned to love.
Only a few years ago, employers reacted quickly (and perhaps hastily) to the development of social media and their employees’ use of social media. Initial policies were restrictive and negative basically not allowing the use of social media sites by employees at all possibly limiting the growth of the company. Recognizing employees’ increased use of social media as a business and networking tool, however, the typical employer’s reaction to employee use of social media shifted and tempered to some degree. Now, the typical social media policy provides employees with guidance on ‘‘best practices’’ for postings on the internet, whether such postings occur on a social media site, a blog, or any other public or private forum on the internet. Despite the problems created by the
With the evolution of technology, social media sites are growing in popularity. From Myspace to Facebook and Twitter to Linkedin, social media has become part of everyday life for most people. Statistics show that ninety eight percent of adults age eighteen to twenty four use social media in some form (Brain). This age group is entering the workforce and it is important they know their rights regarding their personal social media accounts and how the information found can be used by their employer. It is also important that they know what rights the employer has in protecting itself from social media used by its employees.
I choose this topic is because more and more job seekers will go on social media to search for job. Even employers are putting recruitments advertisement on social media. Even like some of the jobs looking for admin staff, telemarketing staff and even sales staff the employer will just post on facebook and ask job seekers to contact them or send resume through their email address. Social media is a rising and evolving force within recruitment and resourcing. Firms are using the tools, despite the lack of knowledge, awareness and strategy and for differing reasons.
Icy winds stung her cheeks through the tiny gap between her facemask and goggles. Her friend gave her the “thumbs-up” and pointed the phone towards her. She bent her legs and locked her knees, increasing speed as she anticipated the jump. The clattering of her skis on the freshly groomed snow applauded her as she sped towards the lip. Suddenly, she felt her body leave the ground, and almost immediately felt the skis make contact with the snow once more. Racing to her friend, she grabbed her phone, eager to see the surely “post-worthy” photo of herself. However, the image that appeared on the screen greatly understated what was envisioned in her imagination. Although disappointed, there was an easy fix. Within a few
You are invited to participate in a research study on the uses of social network sites. This study is being carried out as part of my doctoral research for the DPhil in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), a leading research centre for the multidisciplinary study of the Internet and society at the University of Oxford. You can find out more on www.oii.ox.ac.uk
One consequence of the recent upsurge in online activity on social media is that the boundaries between people’s personal and professional lives are becoming more and more blurred. One such way that these boundaries are blurred is that one’s posts to social media, which together form one’s social media identity, can affect one’s current and future employment prospects. For example, employers may screen the online profiles of potential hires, and they may monitor the online activity of existing employees. This paper will argue that although one’s social media identity has the potential to adversely impact one’s employment prospects, an adequate knowledge of privacy settings, standards of professionalism, and the law can enable one’s online identity to actually improve these prospects. It begins by describing some factors that employers consider when screening future employees or evaluating current ones. Next, it discusses surveys of students about online professionalism. Finally, it discusses some of the legal protections in place concerning employee’s online identities.
1 Sherry Sharifian 10/29/2017 Social Media and the USA Presidency Social media is defined as a form electronic communication through which people use to share information, messages, ideas, views, videos.
The project aim at teenagers, therefore sample group is between 13 to 19. I will set the sample sizes in 50 participants since it is easy to identity and more precision. If a sample sizes increase, it is very hard to estimate and become not accurate. Also, I’m worry about the extremes data can’t make a balance out, so the project prefers small sample sizes. It can take less effort to gain and maintain people, it is easy to produce significant results and comfortable to find a group of people. I will obtain samples from friends or friends’ sister and brother.
Social media is increasingly being recognized as an effective tool for recruitment, so we are confident that these networks will provide us with success in finding capable individuals to apply for the assistant manager position. According to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, social media is a growing recruitment strategy with 84% of organizations actively using it. Additionally, Facebook and LinkedIn are accessed most frequently by employers compared to other media platforms. (Society for Human Resource Management, 2016). To summarize, companies are seeing an advantage in their respected industry because they are able to extract top performers from sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. These two social networks offer intimate details and job skills via bios, statuses, and various affiliations. Candidates are then refined to meet expectations for certain jobs. The position we are seeking to hire calls for some customer service experience along with leadership and interpersonal skills, and these details can be discovered