Did you know that some colleges and jobs look through your social medias? They do it to see what you post about to see if they really want you at their college or working for their company. ”Social Media tools, like facebook, twitter and blogs, are key to communicating with this generation of students,” stated Joyce Smith, NACAC CEO. ”Eighty-eight percent of admission offices believed social media were either “somewhat” or “very” important to their future recruitment efforts. Colleges and jobs should look at your social media before thinking about accepting you because it tells them who you are, it also protects their business from scandal, and it protects company from wasting money.
Have you ever wondered if Colleges or Jobs look through your
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”Some people who have lost jobs after rude, offensive, or critical postings were not using privacy settings when they posted.” It is a possibility that colleges and jobs will still look at your social media while you are working for them. ”At least in theory, they were willing to allow anyone to look at what they wrote; in this view, it was their own fault that their employers read their posts. Others, however, did use privacy settings.” If you are going to post things that you do not want your college administration seeing or your employer seeing, you should consider putting it private. ”What a person does on social media can damage his or her job prospects as well. Sometimes the issue is offensive postings. In one well-publicized case, Chicago airport screener Roy Egan was fired for posting anti-Muslim, anti gay, and anti-African American messages on his Facebook page.” Once again you have to be careful what you post because even if you give your opinion on a subject it might be offensive to others and the job or college might not like it. Be careful what you post because it could affect your carrier or your
Using the informal tone he enhances his argument by providing several thought-provoking statements that allow the reader to see the logic in the article, “Social media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched, and shared- and mined for profit… When considering what to share via social media, don 't think business vs. personal. Think public vs. private. And if something is truly private, do not share it on social media out of a misplaced faith in the expectation of privacy” (134). The reader should agree with Edmond that when posting or being a part of the social media bandwagon, you’re life and decisions will be up for display. Moreover, the business vs. personal and public vs. private point is accurate and logical, because evidently if you post something on any social media outlet you should expect that anyone and everyone can see it, regardless of your privacy settings. Edmond highlights that Facebook along with other social networking sites change their privacy settings whenever they please without
For example, Rosen states, “According to a recent survey by Microsoft, seventy percent of U.S. recruiters report that they have rejected candidates because of information found online,” (Rosen, Para. 3). Most of the time it is a necessity for companies to do online and background research on candidates because of wanting a safe environment to work in. Social media sites are the fastest way to see who a person truly is. But sometimes it can just be a character they posses because that’s what they’re followers want to see rather than their true self.
Have you ever been confronted by an employer or administrator because they just so happened to come across a post you made on a personal account of yours? A friend of mine almost lost her job because of a situation like this. One day, while she was at work, she posted a tweet saying that she was tired of her job. A couple of days later, she was approached by one of her managers. Her manager acknowledged the tweet and also mentioned that his boss saw it as well. She explained to her manager that it was not her intention to be “insulting”. Her manager strictly explained to her that if he were to be notified about a similar post, she would be fired. I believe that her tweet was a personal thought and that she was only expressing how she felt at the moment. In result of this, employers should not hire or fire employees based on the content of their social media.
In the year 2016 almost everyone applying to a school or business has a social media account. College admission offices and businesses have the ability to check applicant’s social media before they accept them into their school or business. But they should not be looking at social media because it does not give an accurate portrayal of the person applying.
The proposed social media presence policy for college admissions may be seen as an unequal treatment of applicants. Even today, when technology is thought to be everywhere and at everybody’s reach, the reality is that a minority of people do not own a computer, others have not access to the Internet, and a larger group does not have the time or the knowledge to maintain a social media presence that can be used as part of an admission process to college. This situation is a clear disadvantage to some prospect students.
People say that they like social media? What happens when a photo of a teen’s suspension letter that was posted on social media is discovered by their dream college? Social media is several different websites and apps where users can create and post images and videos online or talk with their friends. Most teenagers use social media every day, and love it. But, some others know better. Social media never affects teenagers in good ways.
88% of businesses use social media to evaluate their employees(www.adweek.com/digital/social-media-companies/). Businesses use social media to decide if people are worth hiring for their job positions but most of the time mid-teens to young adults have done something stupid online. More than half (53 percent) of colleges monitor social media for “buzz” about their institution.("Use of Social Networking Tools on the Rise in College Admission Offices."). Colleges also use social media similar to businesses but instead of a job it is a better education for a better job. Jobs and colleges should not judge you based on social media because you could require that education or job to make a living.
Some people think colleges checking social networks is an invasion of privacy, or maybe even discrimination, but is it really? Colleges check social networks to see who a student is as a person. It doesn't matter what their race, gender, sexuality, or religion is. If a college doesn't think you are meant to go there because of what you may post, they wont accept you. Colleges should check social medias to see how the student behave and if they are responsible enough to attend the college.
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.
The way future candidates view social media has evolved drastically over the past ten years as technology has evolved. From websites like LinkedIn to Twitter, each website provides a unique opportunity for employers to view a future candidate. According to Media Bistro/Infographic, “92%of companies” use social media as an initial step to recruit future candidates. Another statistic Media Bistro/Infographic provides is that 73% of employees hire using social media and 20% of employers say it takes less time to hire via social media. What do these small statistics mean? Majority of the time if recruiters use social media, it is like an extra step to background checks and screenings before the interviews. Social Media allows for employers to have additional information of their prospective candidate before hiring. These statistics show that employers look at a person’s profile based on the information that is public or accessible; yet the employer uses that decision to hire the future candidate. Based on what a person post, there are heavy consequenc...
“12% of all college applications were rejected as a result of what colleges discovered on students’ posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Youtube” (WWLP). That’s a staggering number. Over one in ten college applicants were rejected from a college they applied to because of a bad choice they made on Social Media. For some students, it may not even be something that they posted themselves. Colleges also look at things your friends post, especially if you’re tagged in the posts.
Social networking websites have also led to some people being fired or not even being hired in the first place.... ... middle of paper ... ... Students Need to Pay Attention! PBS.
Admission officers should examine social networking accounts before they admit
Social media has become a huge part of our lives, nearly everyone we know uses social media nowadays, it’s become a necessity to use such networks to stay connected with friends, family and the world. It has become totally normal to share a part of our lives on such networks. We share our pictures, our personal information and our thoughts on these social media networks without even thinking twice of the affects these posts might have on our employment. This paper will talk about how Facebook posts affect on employment. SAD Formula