This article brought up many important points that I think people, college/job seekers in particular, tend to forget about when getting involved online. It is very easy to make one or many harmless comments that could ultimately lose you a job you might have dreamed of. And not only do we have to watch what we are putting on the web, but now we are forced to pay attention to that activity of our friends and family. However, from an HR perspective, why not take a look online and see what happens. I think they ought to use all the resources available to them. They are not breaking into anything private anyhow. Practically everything on the web is public as well. The best thing to remember when participating online is to present yourself with dignity, and have an explanation for everything you put on the web.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Online Reputation and Getting a Job
In Writing for Business at Grand View University we have been discussing online presences and the good, bad, and ugly that can come from an online reputation. This article by Kate Duttro Titled, How Your Online Reputation Can Kill Jobs for You, points out the growing concern and use of online resources and decisions based these usages. Showing up online in a negative or "inappropriate" light can ruin a chance for a job, especially for jobs such as Teachers. Even if you are conscience of any information or posts that may appear distasteful to prospective employers keep in mind that post, comments, pictures, etc. made by friends or family can also open employers' eyes to your surroundings and you as a person as a whole. Microsoft put out a study in 2009 performed by Cross-Tab on on how HR professionals use online resources and presentations when reviewing a candidate. The results included this statistic; "89% have used online data mining as part of the hiring process and most consider it appropriate to consider personal data". With this information, we find that more younger people find it inappropriate to for HR to use online social media when deciding to hire a person whereas older generations see no problem with this. Does this mean that there are more younger people using social media? Perhaps. Or does this mean that the younger crowd doesn't hesitate to post comments about last night's party, or pictures of scandalous Halloween pictures? The article concludes that we as consumers are not doing our part by protecting our privacy.
This article brought up many important points that I think people, college/job seekers in particular, tend to forget about when getting involved online. It is very easy to make one or many harmless comments that could ultimately lose you a job you might have dreamed of. And not only do we have to watch what we are putting on the web, but now we are forced to pay attention to that activity of our friends and family. However, from an HR perspective, why not take a look online and see what happens. I think they ought to use all the resources available to them. They are not breaking into anything private anyhow. Practically everything on the web is public as well. The best thing to remember when participating online is to present yourself with dignity, and have an explanation for everything you put on the web.
This article brought up many important points that I think people, college/job seekers in particular, tend to forget about when getting involved online. It is very easy to make one or many harmless comments that could ultimately lose you a job you might have dreamed of. And not only do we have to watch what we are putting on the web, but now we are forced to pay attention to that activity of our friends and family. However, from an HR perspective, why not take a look online and see what happens. I think they ought to use all the resources available to them. They are not breaking into anything private anyhow. Practically everything on the web is public as well. The best thing to remember when participating online is to present yourself with dignity, and have an explanation for everything you put on the web.
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