Almost everyone today has a Twitter or a Facebook, mainly younger people, who do not think that what they post now could affect them many years later down the road. (Driscoll) Many Employers and college professors will look someone up on Google, Twitter, or Facebook. They do this to see if the Employee or Future College Student will fit in well with the work place. (Luckerson) Some people think this is unfair, your Facebook should not determine whether or not you get into college. People deserve privacy, if you walk into a college interview and they ask you to hand over your Facebook password does that seem fair? Some people could argue that it is, whereas other people could say that it is completely uncalled for. There really are only a couple of reasons that someone could believe that this is a good idea, and that would be to find out more about the person, but not to determine whether they get into college or not. (Driscoll) Other people having access to your personal accounts is never a good feeling, especially when your career is dependent upon it. (Schwabel) Many employers have said that they enjoy seeing future employees interested in professional organizations, while some are immediately turned off by what they see. (Driscoll) Posting things alcohol or drug related is a good way to turn an employer off. (Luckerson) Some people would be really surprised at how many people look at their social media, or what they post can affect people in many ways. It really is not fair to judge someone by what they post on their social media networks. For example, someone could have a facebook page from years ago, and it could contain things that they do not really care for anymore. (Driscoll) It could include things from their past t... ... middle of paper ... ...lege you were hoping for. (Schwabel) Do they check your Facebook still when you have gotten into the college? They may do checkups on a college student every once in a while to see what is going on in the college dorm. (Luckerson) Or If they are keeping up on their studies and making good progress in the college. Being in a college is a big responsibility, and a social media site should not be the reason to not get into one. (Driscoll) Works Cited Driscoll, Emily. “Attention College Applicants: Admissions Can See Your Facebook Page” Foxbusiness.com. 11 Mar 2011. Web. 30 April 2014. Luckerson, Victor. “When Colleges Look Up Applicants on Facebook: The Unspoken New Admissions Test.” Nation.time.com 15 Nov 2012. Web. 30 April 2014. Schwabel, Dan. “How Recruiters Use Social Networks to Make Hiring Decisions Now.” Business.time.com. 9 July 2012. Web. 30 April 2014.
Alfred Edmond Jr. wrote the article, Why Asking for a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password is Fair Game. In the article he assessed and argued that you should provide your potential employer with your Facebook password because nothing is ever really private. Edmond effectively persuades the reader to agree with him by uniting his audience and establishing his credibility, providing scenarios that toy with the reader’s emotions, and by making logical appeals. In addition to making these appeals he successfully incorporates an informal tone that further sways the reader to grasp the essence of his argument. These are the elements that make Edmond’s argument valid and persuasive. He is able to convince us that providing a possible employer with something that is private such as our password will ultimately be beneficial for everyone in the situation.
Higher education law attorney Dana L. Fleming voices her controversial opinion in favor of institutionalized involvement in social network protection in her article “Youthful Indiscretions: Should Colleges Protect Social Network Users from Themselves and Others?” (Fleming). Posted in the New England Journal of Higher Education, winter of 2008 issue, Fleming poses the question of responsibility in monitoring students’ online social networking activities. With a growing population of students registering on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, she introduces the concern of safety by saying, “like lawmakers, college administrators have not yet determined how to handle the unique issues posed by the public display of their students’ indiscretions.” However, while Dana Fleming emphasizes the horror stories of social networking gone-bad, she neglects the many positive aspects of these websites and suggests school involvement in monitoring these sites when the role of monitoring should lie with parents or the adult user.
If you were asked for your Facebook password, what would you say or do? Job applicants cringe to the idea of sharing their social media activity history with their potential employers. However, is it really as bad of a breach in privacy than people think? Does the right to privacy mean anything shared online should be kept confidential? Interestingly, just as applicants have the right to say no to this query, employers have the right to ask. To some employers, the benefits of surveilling potential job candidates’ Facebook activities outweigh the concerns for personal ‘online’ space. Employers must be allowed to ask for Facebook passwords when deemed necessary in order to not only hire the best candidate for the job, but also to protect children
In today’s world, many people find means of communication and staying in touch through social networks. Immediately, everyone’s lives are at your hand, whether through Snapchat, Twitter, or Facebook. The popularity of social networking Web has even encouraged people to share some of their most private print and visual information. The information that is being put out is out there publicly and leaves a trail that anyone can trace even college admission officers and potential employers. Colleges may use the network as a way to look deeper into the person in search of any potential red flags.. And while potential employers use it for the same purpose, they also could use it to get to know the prospective employee on a personal level that would not be found in an interview. College admissions officers and potential employers choice of checking social networking profiles is an acceptable practice.
However, many believe that checking social networking profiles is not an acceptable practice for potential employers or college admission officers. Some people believe that social networking profiles and posts do not parallel with the student’s professional career and should not matter when applying for a job or during the admission process. Danah Boyd writes, “They’re sharing as if the Internet is a social place, not
“Tools such as Facebook and Twitter enable employers to get a glimpse of who candidates are outside the confines of a resume or cover letter,” said Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources
The web has in recent years brought new concerns about privacy in an age where technology indefinitely stores and records all social media aspects, every online photo posted, every status update, blogs and twitter posts by and about us will be stored forever available for future generations to see. At the heart of the Internet culture is a force that wants to find out everything about you. In 2010 Microsoft published a report that stated that 75 percent of United States recruiters and human resource professionals that they surveyed are not only checking online sources to learn about potential candidates, but they also reported that their companies have made online screening a formal requirement before hiring any candidates. Of the recruiters and human resource professionals surveyed 70 percent say they rejected candidates based on information found on social media site. This has lead so many people’s awareness about online privacy and the need to control public access to private accounts by online privacy settings in order to protect they online and real world reputation. There have been legal suits against many sites and employer’s over the invasion of privacy on the internet. The authenticity of what the recruiters find on these social media sites should be questioned.
The admissions officers believe that even though the students’ application may say one thing, social media offers insight into what they are really like in their free time. The New York Times, an international news provider on a range of topics, surveyed college admission officers at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and discovered that “Of the 403 undergraduate admissions officers who were polled by telephone over the summer, 35 percent said they had visited an applicant’s social media page. But only 16 percent of them said they had discovered information online that had hurt a student’s application…” (Singer 2014). Even though about a third of admissions officers admit to visiting an applicant’s social media page, only a small percentage of them how found behavior that deterred them. Colleges found that the internet searches on their applicants often enhanced the student’s application than it did hurt it. For example, Satyajit Dattagupta, the vice president for enrollment management at Morehouse College, said, “He looked favorably upon applicants who posted positive comments about the college and about themselves” (Singer 2014). College students who use social media are troubled by the thought that colleges are invading their privacy;
As older siblings, friends, and cousins were denied position at school and in the work force, we realized that adults and employers had found Facebook. Our uncensored character was on display for future bosses, colleges, etc. and they were there to stay. Instead of references being the test of character for a job, it was the online identity that determined whether or not the application got even a second glance. In light of this revelation, we changed. Our Facebooks no longer reflected our true selves, but rather the person that we thought colleges and employers should see. Much like hiding our dirty laundry from prying eyes in the halls of high school, we could no longer wear our proverbial hearts on our internet sleeves, for the future was at stake. Much like what had once been the Old West, the internet was now connected with railroads—each leading back to the offline person. Tame and orderly.
Joos, J. G. (2008). Social media: New frontiers in hiring and recruiting. Employment Relations Today (Wiley), 35(1), 51-59.
This is yet another way of invading privacy. In the past, employers would only know what you told them in your interview. They would assess your skills and determine if you were right for the job, aside from knowing your beliefs or views. However, now with Facebook an employer can see all the personal information, this can negatively influence a candidate’s job. The same goes for those who are currently employed and potential students. “Dr. Nora Barnes, Director for the Center of Marketing Research at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, published a study that showed more than 20% of colleges and universities search social networks for their admissions candidates” (Fodeman). This is becoming a part of the admissions process, but it is unfair. Searching someone’s Facebook to determine his or her admissions eligibility is wrong and a privacy invasion. As long as a student has fulfilled the school’s requirements and done well in school, why should it matter what their personal lives are like? In the time before Facebook, this would be like a school sending someone to secretly follow a potential student and see what he or she does in their
Many people have access to social media daily. Sometimes people do not even think about how much they rely on social media. Many jobs would not exist if it were not for the social media; jobs like computer repair and even the people who created the computer and social media websites would not have jobs. People of today need to take a moment and realize and think about if all this social media use is
Social networks are increasing dramatically every year. Employers are turning to social networks because it is a tool to screen job applicant’s profiles. According to a survey conducted by jobvite.com (2013), 94 % of employers use social media profiles to recruit job applicants. This trend assists the applicants and recruiters. Job applicants should be judged by their social network profiles because social media give positive image about the candidate, prove the information in the resume, and help to identify if the person fits the culture of the company or not.
Students who want to find jobs may regret posting private pictures and comments on Facebook. Employers not only screen resumes and conduct interviews, but also view job candidates’ Facebook profiles. The boss wants to know if the applicant is actually a “professional.” Pictures may show the person drinking, smoking, or doing other unprofessional activities. Offensive comments can also hurt an applicant’s chances of getting the job.
Facebook is one of the most famous social networking websites which has become a part of the daily routine for most college students. This has led to a question amongst researchers whether students’ use of this networking site influences their academic outcomes. This literature review will examine and synthesize the published current research concerning the impact of Facebook on college students’ academic performance. Even though most studies are inconclusive in determining the relationship between Facebook and academic performance, all researchers contribute to understanding the way that Facebook might affect students’ academic achievement. While some studies speculate that Facebook does not impact academic outcomes, most studies show that there is a significant relationship between Facebook usage and college students’ academic performance, which is indicated by GPAs and students’ engagements.