Employers SHOULD NOT use Social Media/Networking Sites to make decisions

By: Janay GambleCIS1055:007

~technological world~

We currently live in a technological world

The majority of things that we do are done electronically

Nowadays a significant number of people communicate through social media.

I wonder if it’s time to

Fire Mike???

~social media~

What is Social Media?

forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)

~examples of social media~

Most Popular:

Facebook

MySpace

Twitter

~purpose of social media/networking~

quickly share information about what’s happening in theworld.

Purpose is to connect the world and make the world a smaller place It allows information to travel quickly

~the exception: LinkedIn~

Different type of social mediaPurpose is to connect professionals

Facebook for WorkIf employers want to search information on

employees they should check out references and their LinkedIn accountFacebook, Twitter, and/or MySpace are for

socializing

~graph~

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MySpace Total Accounts -

200,000,000

400,000,000

600,000,000

800,000,000

1,000,000,000

1,200,000,000

Number of People That Have Social Media

Number of Accounts

1.129 billion total social media accounts!!!

~why employers should not use social media to hire/fire

employees~

Invasion of privacyNo Freedom of SpeechNo differentiation between PROFESSIONAL and

PERSONAL livesDoes not always give a correct indication of

what the employee is capable ofIndividuals can differentiate between work and social

life, but work wants to merge the two into one

~how employees are affected~

Current EmployeesGet fired due to recent posts that the employer

finds inappropriateGet fired for speaking

their opinions, while they are not on the job

~how employees are affected~

Prospective Employees45% of employers check Facebook before hiring35% get rejected because of what they have posted on their accounts

~video: being fired because of social media~

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Weiner, Jeff. "« 100 million gumballs Making it easier for Hotmail users to grow their LinkedIn network » 100 million members and counting…." LinkedIn Blog. N.p., 22 Mar 2011. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. <http://blog.linkedin.com/2011/03/22/linkedin-100-million/>.