Thursday, March 20, 2008
Electronic Background Searches
With MySpace and FaceBook quickly becoming the top U.S. Web sites, users should take heed that employers are including social networking web sites as part of their online research used to avoid costly hiring mistakes. Employers are visiting these sites and others like them to search for insights into prospective employees' judgments and behaviors. Does the information you make available on your MySpace or FaceBook page adequately represent you professionally? Do you think privacy settings absolutely protect a job candidate? (Minimum response size: 150 words) Deadline: February 16, 2009
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Don't judge a book by its cover. Don't judge people based on their profiles either. Myspace is exactly what it is MY space not YOURS. Its meant for nothing more than entertainment and communication amongst people.Nothing about employments should be relevant to myspace or facebook. It is a profile not a resume being submitted. I don't think what work and out of work concern each the other as the long as he or she is doing what they need to at work. Your employees should only care that you are showing up and getting your work done. when it comes to prospective candidates hiring should be based on education and experience not what's posted on personal sites. i think employees are trying now a days to get too personal into ones life. Hiring needs to be based only on education and experince.
Don't judge a book by its cover. Don't judge people based on their profiles either. Myspace is exactly what it is MY space not YOURS. Its meant for nothing more than entertainment and communication amongst people.Nothing about employments should be relevant to myspace or facebook. It is a profile not a resume being submitted. I don't think what work and out of work concern each the other as the long as he or she is doing what they need to at work. Your employees should only care that you are showing up and getting your work done. when it comes to prospective candidates hiring should be based on education and experience not what's posted on personal sites. i think employees are trying now a days to get too personal into ones life. Hiring needs to be based only on education and experince.
I feel that these products can represent you more thoroughly than an interview, because you show more of your true self. The main negative aspect of this type of site is what others may post.
I strongly support the employers that visit websites,to find imfo about their employees.Some people have a misconcepition about the internet.The world wide web, means 'WORLD WIDE'. If we choose to post something on the web,we are held accountable.It does not matter if the imfo is good or bad. I believe we have the right to express ourselves openly.However, there are somethings better left unsaid. Especially, when we express something for the whole world to see. Our personal lives, should to remain personal. In most cases, the internet does not protect this right.
The things you put on myspace and facebook shows a representation of you. Most users do not make their page to represent them professionally because these sites were initially made to communicate with your friends. I have made it my responsibility to make my page adequately represent me in a respectable manner to my friends and professional manner to any onlooking employers.People only know what you tell them. They also only see what you show them. It is the users responsibility to put information about themselves about on how they want to be judged by other viewers.Privacy settings on either site does allow you to control who goes on your personal page. So if an employer does happen to look you up on either site they will not be able to see anything without your authorization. So I think privacy settings do protect any job candidate. Something the employer might think about is why is this persons page private if they have nothing to hide.
I think employers already have a sufficient amount of opportunities to prejudge their candidates. Most employees are subdued to a background check, credit check,& personality tests. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Our personal relationships should be left private and seperate from our professional choices. Employers should be held responsible to choose their employees strictly based off of their experience, education and knowledge of the position being filled. Keep it professional not personal.
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Myspace and Facebook is a way of reaching people. The issue at stake is either it is okay for a employer to use your profile as a vital reasoning for your job, or it is not okay to use your profile. I believe that it should be okay. there are meason i feel this way, maybe it is because i was raised to persent yourself to everyone. since we use these social networks to find friends, then employers should have the opportunity to see what you do on a regular daily living. to add, i believe to have a productive working enviroment a employershould things about you a little bit more than the typical work applaction and resume. this can also prove to people that if you do not want your employer to no that information you can place a pravicy opition on your profile so they can not see your profile. now to just share so common since, do not post anything against the 1st amendment of the constution. remember to keep it clean. never let people get the best of you on the internet. lastly remember dealing with perfessionalism get your comments positive.(cory jones)
I don't have a MYSPACE page or the other one either. And I do believe that employers visit these sites. I do not believe in posting personal information like DOB,school, area you live in over the web unless it is a truely trusted website.FK-Rob
I think if you post something on MySpace or Facebook it is out there for any one to see, including employers. If its not something you dont want everybody seeing, you shouldn't put it online. Most employers want people who show good moral, and if you don't show it out side of work, how will they know if you are going to show it while you work for them?
On the other hand, if you haven't updated your MySpace in a few years, employers should disregard it becaouse it does not reflet who you are today.
O-Neea
CIS 200
Information on my myspace page should not have an effect on future employment. But now that we have been warned about future employers seeking for more information to set you apart from other applicants, we will take heed. Personally, I think it is ridiculous, but who am I? Too much personal information is available on some myspace pages, but I guess that is why it is so popular. No limitations are presented to the average user. Basically you are free to put anything you want on your page and therefore you leave yourself open to criticism by anybody including future employers.
I don't believe privacy settings protect us at all when someone wants to get info on you. the internet is like modern day wire tapping. we no longer have privacy congress passed the patriot act to make it legal for them to "investigate" anyone these days in the so called fight against terrorism. employers should not be allowed to judge prospective employees by these methods, who judges the judge. background checks should be sufficient and credit checks when it applies to bonding and money.
Brigette Martin---I have a myspace and a facebook account.I represent myself as not so much trying to be professional beacuse it was created as fun but I don't disrespect myself and cause embarassment to those that know me. When you post things on the web there is no telling who will see and what they will think. However, I don't think employers should use it for research. For instance you could have someone who has a page that shows that he or she has some type of fetish. While this info may have something to do with a lack of sound judgement or morals, it proves nothing of a person work habits. I conduct my personal life slightly different than my professional life so there is not a way to say what I am capable or not capable to handle based off my pages.
I don't feel that potential employers can have access to any private thoughts of potential employees. One doesnot have any thing to do with the other.
Does the information you make available on your MySpace or FaceBook page adequately represent you professionally? yes and no i believe that the stuff you put on myspace is a private matter but it should be kept under a private user if you dont want anyone to read it, but if not you should not be worried about it and what people think of you. I also believe that people should be able to look on your myspace or fascebook pages to prevent danger on someone such as if you post a blog about killing someone that should be taken seriuosly. I believe that jobs should not be able to look at your web pages taht is your business and nobody else.
I do not think it is ehical that employers are using a MySpace or other social internet sites as a tool for employment. Everyone knows, expecially in the proffesional realm, you behave different at work than you do on your time. Where do you think the expression "Let your hair down" came from. Our jobs have conduct standard that we are to conform to in order for that everyone get a long with out feeling that rights are being infringed upon or sexually harrassed. What i say and do on my time on a social web site is my business. There are some expetions, no you should be looking at kiddy porn under any circumstances, especially if you are a Pediatrician. But Do not think if i have some random chat or vent on a web site in chat room that should be taken into account on weather I gain employemnt or not. I think it should be based on a persons knowlege, credential and experience. Not what I present in a Face book or MySpace. That is my outlet, my down time. As long as I am not on YOUR computer, on YOUR salery, it should not matter what do. Using these web sites is a lazy and cheap way for an employer to gain knowledge on someone background.
The corporate companies have the right to view what one makes public knowledge via Myspace or Facebook, but I don't think that they have the right to use it to determine a person's compentacy for employment unless it is discriminatorial against any race, creed or color. The people who often go on these are just fantasing about something that they will never do. It would not be fair to anyone who post what could be considered an alter ego to be judge on that fantasy world.
If they are allowed to use these things against perspective employees then what does that say concerning our COUNTRY which is always fighting for the rights of individuals in other countries. This will also break the constitution of FREEDOM of SPEECH.
(Ronnie B.)
I believe people use facebook and myspace to communicate with family and friends
Josh Thornley
I think that anything you put on the internet about urself is fair game. If you are going to post pics/info about urself that you wouldnt want an employer to see, dont put it up there. Employers are allowed to use FB/Myspace just like every1 else, and they have every right to make any judgements they want on you based on what you have put out there. Electronic Background searches is one of the best ways for employers to get to see how a person really is. The way you advertise yourself to your friends shows who you are as a person, and employers have the right to know this just like every1 else does.
Myspace and Face book most likely do not adequately represent you professionally. There might be a small percent in which it does but in most cases, it's not likely. However, i don't think it needs to. Going into a job interview, one will know my goals, experiences, and expectations I intend to add to a certain business. You might see pictures of me funneling beer online but if you look closely, I'm probably not at work! So basically people can keep work and fun seperate.
For one, if you're a middle-aged adult in search of a job that requires professional credentials, you shouldn't really have any information on a Myspace or Facebook page. While it may be internet blogging and socializing, it can reflect on you as far as your professional appearance. Granted, a lot of things posted around your page aren't factual and could just funny conversations with you and your friend messing around. On another note, if you smoke weed everyday and put it in your status update on Facebook, it's not going to look good for a potential employer. Best bet is to refrain from having any online website associated to your name professionally.
well the infomation most people use myspace and facebook for was originally created to basically keep in contact with freinds and associates that you have met throughout the years. these two internet sites have evolved into networking, socializing and now professional representation. i think employees are now being lazy in the hiring process to actually have some face time with possible eployees. their trying to weed out the list of possible candidates to accomodate themselves verses doing their job. so its like their getting payed for nothing because all their doing is basically checking out what they see on a freindly website verses finding out what that particular person has to actually offer their company. so to me its hurting the person looking for the job verses the person hiring for the positions.
People should be careful of what they put on myspace or facebook. If you are a professional person, you should not use myspace. Because the job can differently go into the my space an look and see what is writing on put on myspace. Professional people have another site that he or she should use. Your employee has no right to look at facebook to see what is on their. No one is suppose to use it at work. A resume is good enough to use to found out about a employee. The employer can use myspace against you if something is on there negatively. The job has other web site to use.
Facebook is not safe.
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It is the employers right to check any public information that may impact their decision to hire an employee. Too often individuals are skilled enough to get past an interview, but careless with revealing information on public web spaces. An example would be if an individual was applying for a job in the school system; however if the employer visit their myspace page and find the page loaded with pictures of young teens, then a red flag should go up. I believe employers are getting too personal when they pull credit reports; however if the information is on the web, it's open season. If an individual truly wanted their information private, avoid posting or saying anything derrogatory or obscene.
Employers are authorized to conduct background checks on existing and potential employees from time to time.Any information posted on the internet on any Web page stands the risk of being read or viewed by any body.There is a saying, "show me your friend and i will tell you who you are",is part of what employers use in determining who they want to hire.It is advisable to be mindful that any information posted on the internet could be assessed by any body.People should be aware of the risk they take to post information on the (world wide)internet as some may come to hunt them either at employment, political or social life.Without discrimination to orientations,color,or believes employers may wish to to know more about their employee.
Employers are authorized to conduct background checks on existing and potential employees from time to time.Any information posted on the internet on any Web page stands the risk of being read or viewed by any body.There is a saying, "show me your friend and i will tell you who you are",is part of what employers use in determining who they want to hire.It is advisable to be mindful that any information posted on the internet could be assessed by any body.People should be aware of the risk they take to post information on the (world wide)internet as some may come to hunt them either at employment, political or social life.Without discrimination to orientations,color,or believes employers may wish to to know about the employee they want to be part of the comppany
Many people use myspace or facebook as ways of keeping in contact with distant relatives or friends. I totally disagree with company's using those type of accounts to screen you for employment. Some those are strictly for fun or silliness that might not be apporiate at work.What if what is on my myspsce or facebook account has been there for awhile, and that is not me anymore. My resume and interview should be enough, because if this continue where will it stop. Employer check background,credit and myspace, next they be tryng to get some medical history.
It does not represent you profesionally. everyone has lives outside of work. A lot of people use myspace and face book for a form of communication and entertainment. some people use it to meet people and some use it to stay in contact with old friends. what is done out of the work place should stay out of the work place. someone myspace and facebook should NOT have any thing to do with someone being employeed
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No I do not think privacy setings absolutely protect a job candidate because there are so many other ways to get info about the person I think that all these different web sights my space exc. do make n impression on people your space is a reflextion of you so is it good or bad
No I do not think privacy setings absolutely protect a job candidate because there are so many other ways to get info about the person I think that all these different web sights my space exc. do make n impression on people your space is a reflextion of you so is it good or bad
I think employers shouldnot check behind their employees.Most time information that is seen on those web sites are not right and employees shouldnot be judge for that.
I think that emplyees should be more concered about being professional in all that they do at work by performing the best duty of job and not worry about someone elses. It it management responsibility to eveluate every empolyment in accordance with the handbook.I totally support the ideal that management should hire base on qualification and not personality.
I believe that there can be some crude things that exist on myspace that give a vivid picture as to what goes on in someones personal life. The problem is sometimes what happens to you outside of work effects what happens to you in work. That is why employers check those websites such as myspace and facebook.
I think that we live in an information technology world, and everything you post online can be scrutinized,so I think people should really think twice before posting private information about themselves. I also think that if you chose to post information about yourself that could be damaging to your character,Then even employers have the right to deceide on an individual based on all information available about their character, even if the information come from public forums as my space.
I think that we live in an information technology world, and everything you post online can be scrutinized,so I think people should really think twice before posting private information about themselves. I also think that if you chose to post information about yourself that could be damaging to your character,Then even employers have the right to deceide on an individual based on all information available about their character, even if the information come from public forums as my space.
Employers should also us other meens of hiring employees.How can it have with judgments and behaviors?So many people lie.Maybe they should spend money on background checks after they have interview a employee that they are thing about hiring.Maybe that would be costly also.It could represent someone professionally but you really will not know until you interview that person.
I have a my space account, but I do not have a face book account.I believe that a employer should not base your employment on your accounts that you have on line. What a person does on his spare time is just that his or her time. If an employer does not hire a person because what they have posted on the web, they could be making a big mistake and not hiring a excellent canidate.
I don't feel anyone's personal life should affect weather or not a person should get the job. I believe if the person is qualified and left a good impression on an interview that's all that is needed to judge weather the person is right for the job. Looking on myspace and face book to decide if the person is worthy of getting the job is wrong because you are judging them based on things they do in their personal life.
Electronic Background Searches is included MySpace and FaceBook as well. Information that could be accessed via World Wide Web is not private unless there is a special stipulation. Once click the send button, MySpace is no longer your space. I agree that MySpace is a form of communication with others and entertainment. The way a person communicates could be a reflection of that person personality. Therefore, employer should the rights to make decision based as well. Individual profile is part of the academic resume. Some people like to play characters, keep in mind that employers read and look at everything in a different perspective. People have to be careful and responsible because www is an open space. I thing that hiring should look at education, experience; judgment and behavior as well.
The information listed on myspace and facebook represent an individual when their guard is down. When a person appears for an interview, their guard is up and there appearance and mouth is cleaned up. Some of their extracurricular activities can be found there, but I really do not think that the information provided on myspace and facebook represent an individual professionally. If an employer is searching for judgement and behaviors, I believe the credit reports and the criminal history reports that are completed for a background check should be sufficient. The individual doing the hiring should be focused on the safety of other employee's, preventing theft from occurring within the company, and ensuring that each individual is right for the position. Myspace and facebook are for leisure and private usage. These two should remain as such. With a lot of the information that is given, the privacy settings do not protect anyone. If someone wanted to tap into your page they can. The government allows people to have entertainment, but be assured that they are keeping tabs on everything and anything that an individual may do communication wise. To be quite honest, no one is safe.
No I don't believe that privacy setting will protect users from potental imployers due to the fact that more there are several ways to veiew ones page without even being associate with the site. Yes myspace pages do adequately respresnts ones personality and professional attiude. I for one have a page of my own and as adult I see no problem with a potential employer wanting to view my page. As far as represnting you professonailly,well, I all comes down to the differnce between adults and teenagers. Of course a teenager would have thing on there page that don't respresent them or my be they do, they are teenagers and haven't yet figured out who they are. But when it comes to adults most adults who are mature and at a point in there life were they are persuing there profession aren't really on there for anything more than to keep in touch with friends and family.
Hmmm... good question indeed. Well myspace and facebook are both public social networking sites and as such one should assume that PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT YOUR PAGE. This is a fantastic tool for employers to check out prospective employees. It presents applicants in their true nature. Anyone can wear a business suit to an interview. As far as privacy goes... I've heard that corporations can buy the right to look at pages regardless of their "security settings." Regardless of whether or not it's ethically right, prospective jobhunters need to be careful about what information they post.
I think everyone should always be carful with what they put on the internet. If you would not want an employer to see it don't put it up.
I think you should always think about what your putting on these web site. You never know what who might see it.May your intentions where good but lets face it a lot of people go off of preceptions. I understand that my space is yuor space but somethings are taken a little to far. Thedford L
"Not everything that glitters is gold". Employers should not rely on the information gotten from the Website as perfect for job selection. When it comes to hiring, it should be based on level of education and job experience. Whatever is read about the person in question should not be used for job selection.The employer should do background check, credit check and if required, personality test on candidates.They should not be digging so deep into people's personal affair. Employers should be professional.My space is always created for the fun of it.A good employer should not use informations on my space for employment.
I don't feel what you do in your private life should represent the type of person you are professionally. In many professions, especially in the IT world, you tend to have people who just lack any sort of social skills. When it comes to most jobs, employer take your social skills into consideration w/ their overall outlook for you. But if you can get the job done and done well then they will accept the fact that you are anti-social, as long as you're able to make them more money. When it comes to websites like facebook and myspace i totally agree with the saying "you can't judge a book by it's cover". The thing is though most people, when it comes to these networking sites don't "advertise" their professional life, but instead they show their personal life. If this is all an employer has to base you on and you're not showing yourself in a good light then they have the right not to add something to their company that would hold them back. You should always keep in mind that when you apply for a job all an employer can base you on in the beginning is your application, resume, and internet.
I think employers that want to go that deep in a person's private life are pretty pathetic. There is business and pleasure. Granted there are some things that shouldn't be on profiles in general that could scare some people, but having pictures of yourself partying on the weekends shouldn't be included in the job. Maybe if you are in the show business or something of that nature, but not anything else. That's why you should set your profiles to private!
Personally, if a potential employer looked at my facebook or myspace they would learn about me, my sorority, my activities, past jobs etc..but i would definitely hope i had privacy on my wall posts and pictures because those are not relevant for them to know or see. And honestly they might keep me from getting hired at a respectable job, although it might help if i applied at hooters or at a nightclub...therefore i guess it depends on the employer but for the most part i would definitely want privacy on my pages. Yet i think that a persons page does not show if they are a hardworker or a decent loyal employee.
My myspace and facebook profiles probably do not represent me very well to potential employers. I think it's wrong for employers to use these sites to use for hiring purposes though. Whatever you do on your off time is your business and it's unfair to use this when you may be a very competent employee. I am sure that privacy settings do not totally protect you either. Even with your profiles set on private you can still view certain information about a person that could be used. Theres no way to make your profile totally private. The purpose of these social networking sites are more about keeping up with old friends and shouldn't be used against you. It's a way to express yourself and it's wrong for employers to use these. It's not a representation of your work ethic or morality. It's just somewhere for you to keep in touch and let people know who you are not what your capable of.
I do not think that employers should look to facebook or myspace to judge potential employees. What a person does when they leave work does not affect their performance at work. There is no information on these sites that is relevant to the jobsite. The comments of a persons friends and pictures from a crazy weekend should not be seen by employers. It's not as if a person is bringing those pictures to their job or talking about them rather than working. Setting your profile to private is one way to avoid employers seeing information that you wish to remain private. However there may be a way for them to get around that. Employers would use their resourses more effectivly by looking into the educational and job references of potential employees rather than thier personal communication sites.
If anyone can view this information you should make sure you portray yourself in a positive manner. The way you are outside of a professional environment reflects the person you are. If you are a good person it shows no matter what situation you are in. face book and myspace are public sources of information if you do not want people to know than don't post your information.
I think this is a clear breach of privacy. You wouldn't allow an employer to spend the day with you at home or out with your friends, so what makes your PERSONAL space on the internet any different? At the same time, i do feel that people should practice appropriate responsibility in things they post on the internet and should never put anything out that could tarnish them. Hell, who knows your next stalker could be?
Bottom line, employers should not have this right.
-Corie Plott-
I really don't think you should put anything on the internet that you don't want to be seen. So if you think something on your myspace or something could affect your job if your employer saw it, i would suggest you not put it up on the internet.
(This is Ashley Hutcherson): I believe that employers should not be able to view social sites such as myspace and facebook. The things that people do in their personal life has absolutely nothing to do with their work ethic or drive. What I do suggest if the employer wants to know more about the person is personality quizzes. As for looking to what is posted on sites like these is invading privacy.
I agree with NNEOMA ANYIWO about not judging a book by its cover BUT I feel that you should never represent yourself in an unsavory fashion! First, let me be honest. I have a Facebook page but have nothing on it that is too out there. I often have to remind my friends that there comments are going out for the ENTIRE world to see--so tightten them up, lol! I never understood a GROWN person would have crazy pictures and harsh songs and words on their sites! If you are a teenager you could get away with it but to be grown and doing all of that is quite sad!
I think that if you work in a professional setting then you need to make sure that all things are decent and in order. Not only could you miss out on better job opportunities but you could damage business relationships due to your webpages. Co-workers as well as supervisors...or even prospective employers are interested in what you say and do! Am I saying be fake? Not at all, just be mindful that we are in the age of new technology and people constantly want to know OTHER people's business! So instead of chaning your pages--simply protect them by applying the applicable privacy settings. Just be aware that your picture and comments can still be seen! Enjoyed Sharing!!!
My Space and Facebook are for communication between friends and family. Not for employers to check out for employees. People send their resumes to their employers which contains their background, education and experience. And employers do interviews before hiring an indivdual. Why then go to myspace and facebook to check out someone's personal and social life. I dont know if thats the job requirement.
Myspace and facebook are for communication between friends and family. It is not for employers to check out for employees. People send their resumes to their employer which contains their educational background, and experience. The employers do interview people before hiring them. Going to the website for more information on someone's personal and social life is not ideal.
Persnal information should be private and should not be used as research tool for employers. People should be allowed the freedom to be unscripted and not be penalized for that.Employment should be based on education and skills.Jugdments are situational and different situations present different skills and behaviors. I think it is unprofessional for ones personal information to be perused without permission.Privacy settings do not absolutely protect a job candidate.Ones right to social interaction, as long as it is legal should not be infringed on.Employers should spare us the monitoring.We have enough GPS around us already.
John Weaver
Myspace and Facebook have become popular. They serve as a way to keep in touch with friends. However, they can be harmful to one for many reasons. This is especially true with regards to employment. Some individuals in the teaching profession have a myspace or a facebook. While some of them do get in trouble for how they interact with students on these websites. If you have one of these websites I believe their are certain things you should do in order to protect yourself. First, you should set your profile to private so that not just anyone can look at it. Second, you should limit what you say and who you add as a friend on your myspace or facebook. Just because your profile is set to private does not mean that other individuals cannot find a way to view it.
I think that my space acconts are meant for personal profile for friends to share with other people not for employers.What employers should know is that,whatever that is on the internet,myspace or facebook could totally be different from what that person really is.THESE acconts should not be treated as resume(s).All employers should be corcern about is getting someone who is going to come to work get the work done and on time.THIS IS THE COMMENT FROM SAMUEL GLEKIAH.
I believe that employers who use online networking sites such as myspace and facebook as a tool for determining a job applicant's credibility are ridiculous. There must be a dividing line between social interaction (facebook, myspace) and the professional world. Pictures and comments on websites can be incriminating evidence that a prospective employee is irresponsible and unqualified for a particular job. I believe that using a social networking site for anything but blogging and entertainment is not right. Using the websites as a means of weeding out potential candidates for a position with an employer is not fair. The slightest misconception of a post or picture meant to be humorous could be used against someone when in reality they are more than qualified for the job they are seeking.
I am a member of both MySpace and facebook. When I first created my profile, I had pictures of my boyfriend and I kissing in the bed. Once I thought about what kind of image this gave me, I took them off. Now both off my pages are clean and really give a positive perception of me. I wouldn’t mind if one of my hopeful jobs looked at my profile. I also have privacy settings set on both websites. My profile cannot be seen unless you are my friend. Although, I don’t believe that this would protect me or anyone else from the potential job from seeing the profile. I believe there are ways they can bypass the security, and access the information they are looking for. I would personally stress users of these websites to clean up their pages in hope of getting an adequate and high-quality job. You wouldn’t want some fun-filled website used for your self-enjoyment to affect your future.
AMBER ODOM
5:00 PM CLASS
I Think that this is a major disadvantage and also an misrepresentation to who potential employees are Mainly because on our pages both Myspace and Facebook, we are on there for fun and entertainment no one in my opinion is the same @ work and for play I think that is not fair for prospective employers could use this for more than the objected purposes....
As a myspace and facebook user, I feel that it is important to watch what you put on your profile I support the employers for doing a check on the employee. They need to figure out what kind of person they are hiring by checking some of their personal life. You should always be professional when it comes to websites that have personal information on you. I also feel that the privacy block is not helpful to people who have 300 friends or more. This means those people have access to your page. That way not only them can see everything, but the people they show can see everything also. The best way to avoid being fired or not getting hired is to limit personal or outrageous things on your profile, or simply not have one.
As a myspace and facebook user, I feel that it is important to watch what you put on your profile I support the employers for doing a check on the employee. They need to figure out what kind of person they are hiring by checking some of their personal life. You should always be professional when it comes to websites that have personal information on you. I also feel that the privacy block is not helpful to people who have 300 friends or more. This means those people have access to your page. That way not only them can see everything, but the people they show can see everything also. The best way to avoid being fired or not getting hired is to limit personal or outrageous things on your profile, or simply not have one.
I extremely disagree with employers doing extra research on their future employees. What they do on their personal time is their business, but i dont think that their myspace page should hold them from getting a job. Now if the Employer finds something unprofessional and begins to see it at the work place then thats when the employer should step in and say something. But as long as it stays out of the work place than it should be keep personal. i think something as simple as a myspace page should not jeopardize an employees job.
websites such as myspace and facebook, are for fun. a place where people can connect and keep in contact with friends but in a casual way. i don't think employees should judge a person based on myspace or facebook. they should be concerned about what kind of a worker they have, weather the person arrives to work on time, and does the work required of them when asked!
I extremely disagree with employers doing extra research on their future employees. What they do on their personal time is their business, but i dont think that their myspace page should hold them from getting a job. Now if the Employer finds something unprofessional and begins to see it at the work place then thats when the employer should step in and say something. But as long as it stays out of the work place than it should be keep personal. i think something as simple as a myspace page should not jeopardize an employees job. Websites such as myspace and facebook are mainly used to find old friends and stay in touch. There is no relation with these websites and a job. i find it hard to believe that employer use these websites. I wonder if i have been visited by my employer?...It just does not seem right.
I believe what happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas-but,try telling that to critics of Barack Obama. He is applying for a position (U.S. President).Obviously,what you do outside of the "work place" matters;if it didn't, Rev.Wright wouldn't be an issue.John McCain cheated on his wife. I don't think that should disqualify him from a presidency. If you have a myspace page or any other kind of page,you better be careful of how you represent yourself. Put yourself in the employer's shoes. Would you hire yourself based on your after hours activities? How do I feel about privacy settings? The same way I feel about people who plead the fifth.They are probably hiding something(maybe something bad).
Once you put your information online,it is not private anymore.It`s like given up your freedom. People should take notice of that.
Having that privacy breach is one of the reasons why I personally terminated my own profile on facebook. People could really put whatever they wanted to on each others page. Whether it was by writing on a person's wall or posting pictures of an individual. I would sometimes just type my name in and see lots of pictures that I did not even know existed of me. With employers checking these websites out daily for true character, the bosses may not enjoy some of our away from work lives. I believe that, when no one is looking is who you really are. So that can definatly swing both ways. I would also suggest that people be really careful about the kind of information you can put on your personal page. I definatly would not want to put my real address on your profile. Thats really dangerous, especially with all those phycos out there; but people are going to do what they want to do.
This is true. It is said that facebook sells their users information to businesses so that the business can do a electronic background check on their inductees. I am completly against this whole idea and i believe that the only way to combat this is to set privacy settings and also use fake idenities. For example...my name is Star Arvizo but on my myspace my name is Riskafjabshdifnhsi how many of u bloggers think that this is will be serched? I dont think very many...im safe. And yes myspace/facebook reflects your personality and you choose to show only the people u choose to show your personality. This doesnt mean your going to be a horrible employee. I dont think its morally correct that a business does these background checks because it makes the playing field uneven. They judge u faster than a book's cover...
I dont think facebook amd myspace pages should be used to help an employer to make a decision as to where or not to hire someone. I dont think peoples profile's are really any business of an employer. It seems to be sort of unprofessional for an employer to search through peoples personal profiles for information on them. I think that job interviews and background checks are enough. On my facebook I dont belive that I have any information that would keep an employer from hiring me. Its seems as though privacy setting would keep a unwanted viewer out of ones profile. I dont doubt that there are employers out there doing this. So if people want to keep their information only between them and their friends they should not put it on their profile.
I think its invasion of privacy.Only time I want to be tracked down is when I'm in trouble or when I ask.
(Gavin Arvizo):
I myself have a myspace. I enjoy networking,and communicating with friends. I was unaware that, these social networking sites were being used to asses ones character. If I were an employer I would most likely do the same. It can be used in that manner. However, from a myspacer's perspective, it does not seem fair. The way I present myself to my friends and the way I behave at work are two different things. Nonetheless, that is a contracdiction in itself, because my coworkers will eventually become my friends, so those not so presentable characteristics may appear. So back to an employers perspective, it is a useful tool when deciding on a prospective employee.
I think MySpace and Facebook is most definently a great source for companies to do a background check on who they are hiring. Not only does facebook and myspace have your profile but it also has a section where you can fill out where youve worked which is easy access to your resume if you fill it out. Myspace and Facebook is and should continue to be a great source for employees to use to make sure who they are hiring are who they want to be representing their company when they are away from the job. So, not only should hiring be based on education and experience but also should be based on the persons character and myspace/facebook is a great source for that.
In my opinion Facebook and Myspace are meant for personal use, sharing information, and some necessary activities going on in indvidual's life among friends, and families. I think it would be an invasion to privacy for any employer to go into employee's facebook or myspace account after all the necessary screening (including police report)has been done. I work in a hospital, also i have a facebook account in which i posted some of my photos, family's photo etc. Even though i am resposible for whatever i put on on my account that still does not give my employer to go into my privacy life. It's like the employer following me home after i had already completed the job assignment at work. This is basically going into business that doesn't concern them. i think the employers should not go into their employees' facebook or myspace accounts just because they want to know more about their employees.
Debbie Hurst
The information thats made available on Facebook and MySpace does not represent all individuals professionally because the posting lists, ones personal hobbies, likes of entertainment, photos, family and friend's information. Next, I feel that the privacy settings does not protect the privacy of a job candidate due to so much information of the candidate has been revealed through a resume, and a job application, thus giving the interviewer all or most of what is needed to get through the privacy settings.
MySpace, FaceBook, etc..Are an outlet for you to express who you are as an individual. So yes it is a representation of who you are..THE TRUE YOU. If you feel that it's not anyones business or you dont want to be judged inappropriatly then DONT put it out there like that! I teach my kids that EVERYTHING you do is a representation of yourself. Expecially in puplic and is this not a public web page? I think that it is very clever of the employer and fair game. Lets be real here...are you really yourself in an interview or are you putting on a show and tell to impress...because you know you are being JUDGED.
Whenever it comes to getting jobs, many employers are starting to look at your profile and your experiences. Not only are they looking at your education level, but they also want to know the things that you are experienced in doing.
Whenever it comes to getting jobs, employers are starting to look at what you are experienced in doing. Not only are they looking at your experience, but they are also looking at your education level.
Every gun has its own sound, and every business is set up for a purpose. MySpace is an online community that allows friends to meet and talk. It is also for singles trying to hook up, matchmaking, someone looking for long lost friend, family to keep in touch, and business people and co-workers interested in Networking. While FaceBook helps to connect and share things with people in their life. These sites are not career searching sites. Any employer requesting for employees or potential employee's MySpace or FaceBook user name or I.D is requesting for irrelevant information. The information on my FaceBook and MySpace page does not represent me professionally. Private settings protect a job candidate from being invaded by any employer. MySpace remains my space and not any employer's place.
Every gun has its own sound, and every business is set up for a purpose. MySpace is an online community that allows friends to meet and talk. It is also for singles trying to hook up, matchmaking, someone looking for long lost friend, family to keep in touch, and business people and co-workers interested in Networking. While FaceBook helps to connect and share things with people in their life. These sites are not career searching sites. Any employer requesting for employees or potential employee's MySpace or FaceBook user name or I.D is requesting for irrelevant information. The information on my FaceBook and MySpace page does not represent me professionally. Private settings protect a job candidate from being invaded by any employer. MySpace remains my space and not any employer's place.
Skylar Wright--MySpace and Facebook are not reliable sources to find out who someone really is. The internet is almost like a whole new world once you get into it, anyone can post anything, whether it be true or not. If I wanted to I could create a entirely different persona on MySpace and Facebook and to everyone, outside of the ones who really know me, I would be that person because they have never met the real me. So, just because it is on the internet does not mean it has to be true. The only way for an employer to really get to know a job candidate is to put them into the situations that they would be dealing with on a day to day basis, that is why I am a proponent of the two week probationary review period.
Stephanie Torrealba
I don’t think that what you have on MySpace or face book represents who you are professionally. There are many professional people out there that have a normal work day and then like to go out and have fun, and then maybe post their pictures on these sites or talk about them. I don’t think that companies should go on prospective employees sites and “check them out”. Everyone is a loud to have their professional life and then have their own personal life; as long as there not interfering with each other that shouldn’t be an issue. I’m sure that the person checking out their MySpace or face book has a personal life of their own that doesn’t have anything to do with their professional life. So I believe that there isn’t any need for them to base part of their decision on what is on their MySpace or face book.
Stephanie Torrealba
Jonathan J
I think jobs that have high visibility should definitely check myspace and facebook type web sites and include that in their screening processes. This lot of times shows your character and what you’re willing to reveal to the public. If you’re revealing things that could be embarrassing or controversial to marketing their company or business to the potential employer they’re probably not going to hire that person so it’s good tool to help them in their hiring process to select the best possible candidate for the job. It also shows the job seekers personality to the employer. The employer can also view their friends list to see what type of people this person associates with. Overall I think all is fair game when putting submitting an application especially certain type of jobs to help prevent embarrassment to the organization later and by the way the job seeker has the myspace and/or facebook account, the employer just wants to in some cases view the account to get a little better feeling of the potential hire and you have nothing to worry about then tell to go to your myspace and then you get another hit on your page.
Jonathan J
I think jobs that have high visibility should definitely check myspace and facebook type web sites and include that in their screening processes. This lot of times shows your character and what you’re willing to reveal to the public. If you’re revealing things that could be embarrassing or controversial to marketing their company or business to the potential employer they’re probably not going to hire that person so it’s good tool to help them in their hiring process to select the best possible candidate for the job. It also shows the job seekers personality to the employer. The employer can also view their friends list to see what type of people this person associates with. Overall I think all is fair game when putting submitting an application especially certain type of jobs to help prevent embarrassment to the organization later and by the way the job seeker has the myspace and/or facebook account, the employer just wants to in some cases view the account to get a little better feeling of the potential hire and you have nothing to worry about then tell to go to your myspace and then you get another hit on your page.
Vivian Davis...I see both sides. on one hand it's important that a employer understands what each possible employee is like not only professionally but, what they are like personally. Your personal life does affect you professional life. Even when your "off the clock
" you are still representiong that company. If you were into hard- core drugs and your profile displayed such. Why should you be hired if there is a person person that is just as qualified but less of a liabilty. On the other hand what if you just liked the picture of marijuana andu thought it was just cool. Then, thats where it gets tricky. Without the employer getting to know the prospective employee. The employer runs the risk of losing what could be a vital part of his/her workforce
I think that it is completely fair to use all available information when selecting a candidate for a job. For that reason I choose to be very selective with my personal information and online networking sites. I do not have, nor do I plan to have, a MySpace page. I have considered facebook, but lately It seems be along the same line as MySpace: purely social networking. I do like the idea of networking with coworkers and classmates but not online. Having a personal conversation on a public website is the same thing as having a personal conversation in any other public place; They are both fair game for potential employers and other eavesdroppers. My employers should not have information about be that I consider private, and the only way to insure that they don’t, is to stay away from Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites like them.
Uchefuna Singleton
WOW! I don't think that this is really fair. What people do after is their business.If that was the case lots of people in very large companies holding prestiges jobs wouldn't have their jobs if eople look at what they do outside of the job or wat they do at work. Then my second thought is that if they are so bold as to put their information out there for everyone to see and it is not so clean, than maybe we should screen those people that work for a company.
I had heard mention of this some time ago. With the antics of YouTube, Girls Gone Wild and MTV’s show Jack ---it does not surprise me. You have to realize that what goes on the internet is not privacy protected. If you are posting something you must do so with the full understanding that your information can be compromised.
Amazingly enough my major is Human Resources and I currently work as an HR Manager. At my company this is not something we use for preliminary screening at this time. We prefer drug screening, criminal background check and verification of past employment. These things are relevant to your prospective employment with us.
I understand how this can be a very useful tool but feel it is definitely in invasion of privacy. We all have done some crazy things. You know last year’s Christmas party, graduation or family reunion. Sometimes others may capture having a silly, fun or a “moment of weakness” and post it without your consent. What then? I feel people have a right to privacy – and at the same time understand today’s technology and always proceed with caution.
–Victoria Murphy
I don't use either one of the social networking web sites, however, I do feel you need to watch what you put on these sites because if a potential employer decides to scan these sites for information about and you have submitted negative information about yourself...it's a possibility you will lose the job. As far as privacy settings, I don't think it would protect a job candidate because someone will leak your information if it's on the web.
Personally I believe background checks should be demandatory. You can get a feel for a person's idea's, views, and work ethic. A background check can give you insight on what kind of worker they are going to be and even more important, what kind of "vibe" are they are going to bring to the work place.
I believe the information on my myspace represents me professional. My blogs and profile just describes me and my poetry. The potential downside a lot of my friends and acquaintances don’t realize is that Facebook is more like LinkedIn than MySpace and it is “on the radar” of your employers. People have already lost their jobs because of their Facebook activity. Most people don’t think about online privacy concerns like these unless they’ve had a bad experience because of being too free with information.
I do not think that Myspace and Facebook always accurately represent a person's professional capabilities. These types of websites usually only represents an individuals personal life. However, for certains jobs a person's personal life is important information when considering whether to hire them or not. On the other hand other jobs that are not as high risk shouldn't be concerned with looking at these networking sites and only be interested in how the individual performs at work.
In my opinion I think it is very wrong that employers wish to access personnel data about a potential employee. It is not right to judge the way a person will perform at work by viewing a personnel profile designed to network with friends. Personnel life and business life are two very different things for many people. You can be very professional inside the office but a goof ball on your free time. It’s unethical to believe that someone’s personnel profile will give a good inside look into how that person will perform as an employee. The best way to defend yourself against people viewing your profile is not having one at all. Many people don’t see this as option, however there is a number of things you can do to protect yourself. The two main ways to protect your profile and identity is change your profile to private so it cannot be viewed without your knowledge and don’t post anything that could tarnish your business reputation.
April Weems
If an employee is looking a for someone to work for them. Myspace would not be the sight to go on. The information on this sight does not give you any ideal about the indivudal work ethicals, it is a sight for entertainment only. If an employee is looking for someone to work for them the should look under web site as www.careerjob.com I don't private settings absolutely protect a job candidate no matter what web site you go on. I'm sure if everyone knew that they were going to to get hired from what was on their myspace page no one would be working. Beside what a person do on their own time outside of work even if its the president of the United States of America is their own business, because what they do does not effect their work performances. So open up the book and read it next time don't just look at whats on the cover, you just may find that the inside of the book is far more intresting than the outside.
Privacy by these websites is in no way secure and safe. Acutally i have talked to a head in website classification and protection and he explained to me that these websites are a feeding groud for viruses such as trojan which will destroy your computer requiring you to reboot your computer. Other than these problems myspace along with facebook are good websites to express your personality but not you resime.
Privacy by these websites is in no way secure and safe. Acutally i have talked to a head in website classification and protection and he explained to me that these websites are a feeding groud for viruses such as trojan which will destroy your computer requiring you to reboot your computer. Other than these problems myspace along with facebook are good websites to express your personality but not you resime.
Kelly Dixon
first off iam going to start by saying i think its highly rediculus for an potential employer to even check those sights. what you do on your personal time is your business and noones elses. The way a person acts at home could possible be totally diffrent from the way they carry themselves at work. people tend to carry themselves depending on the enviroment there in .so for you to judge someone by what they do in there spare time and possibly created when they were bored would give you but a false defenition of the person .so stick to reading the application and the anwsers given at the interveiw.cause i believe any other information obtained off of these websited should not be used for ptential employment!i believe that if this information is allowed to be submitted for potential employment info ,then the rule about leaving your home problems outside of the work place should be striken from the employee handbooks. because youve already brought it in for me for placeing my very personal information in my emplyee file.
Kenny Rhea
I think they deffinately have ewvery right to check out your myspace. if you dont want the whole world knowing every detail about you dont post your business on the internet genious! My myspace tells people reading my site just the basics. none of my personal life. now if somehow they hacked into my messages that would be very personal and i would be very discusded and would maby press charges or something.
Blessing Ukonu
I have mixed argument about this.It's true that a person's personal life most definitely can affect their job, However when you're away from work, why should your personal life be any of your employers business? Why should what you do outside of work reflect their job. I think it's fair to say that all of us do things in our personal life away from work that we would never do while on the job. So personal and business are seperate things. I think employers who look at someone's profile on myspace or facebook is not giving a person a fair evaluation, they are seeing the personal aspect of a possible employee's life and not what they will offer to the company. To judge me on myspace profile would be a mistake because no one can judge a person solely by reading a profile
Joshua Whatley
Facebook and Myspace are social websites and I believe that employers are overlooking that. Young people and young adults get on these websites to socialize and not to impress. You do have mature young people that do network themselves on there, and they make their profiles presentable. If I am looking for a particular job for instance a record store then why wouldn't I have a profile that would have the type of music that I listen to. The music that I listen to has a lot of vulgar language in it, and that is what I like to listen to, but the head of the record store looks at my profile and they prefer to listen to something that is not so harsh; they could possible miss out on a great employee just because they judged me off of my profile. No I do not believe that my myspace and facebook represent me on a professional level. I don't have anything inappropriate on there, but I do not want to be judged off of that. Both of my profiles are set to private so you can't view them unless you are a associate of mines on there anyway, so I am glad that you can adjust the privacy settings.
If You put something on a website that anyone in the world csn look st then its your own fault that you didn't get hired for a job because you have half necked pics of yourself chuugging beer at a pary. I think that when it comes to websites like those you should be more discrete and watch the things you say and let people say and send to you because anyone ine the world can see it.You never know who's on line and who you might meet in the future who would remember you from there.
Facebook and myspace are effective web site used for communication and meeting of friends not for searching for employees. Background checks and employment histor can be consulted from formal employees or police that facebook. something people put false information on this websites to improve themselves. so this website is not the right place for job employers to look for employees judgement. I love the old fashion way make a call...
After randomly selecting Myspace and Facebook profiles, since I do not have either one of these types of accounts, I found that most of the content placed on these web sites could negatively affect people chances of landing potential jobs. The content I found on the profiles that I selected included explicit language, provocative and grotesque pictures. It seems that most people view these social networking websites to communicate and vent personal issues amongst friends and relatives. MySpace and FaceBook users are not realizing that the content placed on these sites are opening themselves up to the public’s eyes. Potential employers are using social networking websites to expand potential employees’ resumes. The employers use these websites to look for qualities that could be assets to their company. The qualities that employers look for can include educational background, work experience, and personal interests common with other employees of the company. When posting personal information of any sort on the Internet one should remember a Golden Rule “if you do not want your Mother or Grandmother to read it” “then do not Post It!” Privacy guards and settings do not protect content that is shared with others. Even though you may only let friends and family view your profile, you cannot stop others from posting information about you. Just remember we now live in the “TMI” (Too Much Information Age) and be careful how you represent yourself and make sure you treat others with respect: you never know what others are posting about you!
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Romanda Fields
I have a face book, and myspace account. I have to say both of them are pretty much me. I see a lot of comments about this is myspace not your space, and dont judge a book by its cover and so on and so and so on. That whats wrong with people they put much of themselves on the world wide web, and then get mad when some one places judgement on them. Point blank now that we know employers are looking on such sites. You might want to take the naked women, drinking, smoking, and profanity off your page. If employers gets a hold of it and says hell no we cant hire you cause of this myspace page. then you might want to consider not placing such a lifestyle on display. why the hell do you want to put yourself out there like that On The WORLD WIDE WEB. Notice the words WORLD WIDE. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck then guess what it is a damn duck. DOnt put yourself out there if you dont want to be judged by employers. Put your shirt on, and pull your pants up.
D.Irby
Personally I do not agree with this, But I must admit at my job we do this and I work for Clayton County. My job does this to prevent hiring people who are gang related, smoking problems, etc. For example if we look on someone page and see them with barley any cloths on somking a blunt we probaly will not hire them. And that is just the way it goes. But personally I do think that is wrong, I would not want any one doing that to me. But knowing that I can say that my face book page and myspace resrest me professionally.
Tena Duncan
Many people see the internet as a way to become something that there not......So for employers to view and to judge an employee for there profile is crazy... You can not judge someone for pics or comments they make while is a silly or playfull mode,But this is a great lesson for the internet users. Because if i was an employer i will check my employees out to see what they do when the boss is not around....
I do not think that myspace or facebook identify exacly who you really are but i do recommend that people watch what they put on their page because some employers might just see their page. People think that facenbook and myspace are for entaintment. Some people pyt things on their mspace or facebook that might not even be true. But just in case an employer does come acrooss a persons page, i recommend that a person does not put their personal business on these sites.
Karissa Barrett
I think that jobs should be able to visit any myspace//facebook website before hiring because if you are putting it on your page, you are basically putting it out in the open for anyone to see and obviously you shouldn't put anything too personal. I know that private settings do not protect your page from being viewed.
YASHICA MAXWELL (SHEREE`)
THE THINGS THAT ARE ON MYSPACE AND FACEBOOK ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT YOU AS A PROFESSIONAL UNLESS YOU SET THE PAGE UP THAT WAY. THE SITES ARE MAINLY FOR BLOGGING AND COMMENTING ON EACH OTHERS PAGE. ALSO FOR UPDATING PICS AND STATUSES. IF THE USER CHOOSES TO BE PROFESSIONAL THEN I DONT SEE A PROBLEM WITH SUGGESTING TO CHECK OUT THERE PAGE BUT IF NOT THEN THATS NOT EXACTLY THER COMPANY BEING PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE HAVE AN OUTSIDE LIFE THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO INTERFERE WITH THE PROFESSION CHOSEN.
Robert Hervey
In my opinion, I think it is extremely unfair for an employer to view your websites to see if you qualify for a position. Your MySpace or facebook page is sacred to you and most of the time only shows what you do in your own free time. Employers that are reviewing these pages are doing them for the wrong reasons and this clearly shows they are only interested in your free time and what you can do to help there company. Your friends on MySpace or facebook don’t show or represent what you are trying to get hired for but a resume does. It’s like filling out the ethnicity section of an application, you have the right to display this information and the employer doesn't need to know what your reason for leaving or placing this section unfiled. If an employer goes by your MySpace or facebook in order to see if you qualify for a position then this means they are unorganized and childish. I think an individual would want to work for a company who limits their qualification practices sorely on a Internet website.
With a consent, employers are allowed to perform electronic background checks. Federal and state laws require that background checks be conducted for certain jobs. For example, most states require criminal background checks for anyone who works with children, the elderly, or disabled. The federal National Child Protection Act authorizes state officials to access the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database for some positions. Many state and federal government jobs require a background check, and depending on the kind of job, may require an extensive investigation for a security clearance.
Personally I dont think employers can go into your facebook account. According to Facebook, you allow friends on your site and the others are blocked. so there is supposedly no way employer can log into your facebook account. I have not been on myspace so I am unfamiliar with how it operates. If they are going onto social networks looking at behaviors that is an invasion of privacy and they need to be real careful because one day they will get slammed with lawsuits.http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs16-bck.htm
Davellin Ramirez
I use to have a MySpace Profile; it was basically just had pictures of me and my husband. It was just a vent for me because at the time he was in Iraq. So I wouldn’t have liked to be judged by my profile because I would have looked like an emotional wreck, when that wasn’t the case.
I think employers should look at a person’s academics, experience, and things that actually pertain to the job. Yes a person's character matters when it comes to a job interview. But you wouldn’t have the interview in pajamas either. Meaning those social networks are mainly a place where people can vent, and relax with their friends and family. But ultimately those profiles wouldn’t say how they would behave themselves in a job environment. They should limit their evaluation of the person to their resume and the person that sits in front of them.
Websites such as myspace and facebook are social networking web sites that allow people to interact with on another. Both of these sites offer privacy by allowing users to setup their profiles to only allow those people they want to view their profile. If the user does not apply these security seeting, then they should be aware that it is within anyones right to view it and judge as such. Profiles that show degrading behavior are there because that person wanted them too, which is a direct relflection of that person. If he or she choses to announce this behavior, then an employer should be able to recgonize it and make a decsiion based on it.
By Willie Moore
I think Facebook and Myspace websites are not good sources for companies to view people as professionally. Web sites like these should be kind of personal and some people might have pics or messages from friends that a employer might wont approve of. on the other hand if i was an employer, i would want to know as much as i can about the person i want to hire. So why not go to the source and find out wha i can.
laura knight
yes i think it is fair it allows the employer to see if the person dose something illegal or not also there are no restrictions you are putting information online that anybody can access when ever they want
Ricardo Burks
Facebook, and Myspace are free social network sites that users get to via the internet. Recently employers have been using facebook and myspace to get insight on employees and future employees. I disagree with this act, Myspace and facebook pages do not adequently respect people. If one break it down, the only thing social network do is tell the basic about a certain individual (Name, birthday, gender ETC). What is even more socking about employers using social networks for reviewing employees is the fact that other individual may post messages and picture to other people site. Privacy setting does not protect candidates. Another reason why employers should not use social networks to screen their employees is the fact that people use the page to get away and vent their frustration. Employers make take the information they read and interpret it the wrong way; they may feel that the person is always the way they present themselves on the page.
Ryan Kiplinger
I believe that social networking websites, such as Facebook and Myspace, can portray, in some manner,an individuals professional manner. Whether people like it or not, possible employers will judge you based on what they see on your Facebook profile. For instance, if you have a myriad of pictures showing you passed out with reproductive organs drawn on your face, it will obviously show your lack character. Setting your Facebook or Myspace to private can help reduce the amount of people that can see you profile, but here are always ways people can get around it.
the social networking sites are meant for exactly what they say... social networking. most people that have a facebook or myspace do not really think about a prospective employer reviewing their facebook page to determine whether they are worthy of employment or not. since they do not think about employers, their social pages are usually not worthy of review by potential employers
jacob hunter. i do not think employers should be looking on your facebook or myspace. what you put on there is your own buissness. and no body needs to be snooping around like that.
I do not think that employers should make any hiring decisions from myspace or facebook. Mainly people are on the sites to have fun and not find jobs. Myspace and facebook are for entertainment purposes. Some people connect with old friends and family memebers on the sites. The pages should disregarded by employers. As long as they get their jobs done and are good workers, what is done in their spare time is their business. If i was an employer i would care less about a myspace page.
i think myspace and facebook are for fun. i dont think your boss should ever go on there to figure out if you should be hired. i think people uses myspace for friends and show maybe a side of them they cant express in the workforce. but it msy be considerd good for your friends. everybody has two sides of them so as long as perosn can become very professional at work then it should not matter.
managers may search social networks to learn more about applicants. employers can not be leniant on those applying for jobs. if they make a bad choice in an employee it could cost them money. people should not put provate or offensive things on thier webpages to avoid giving the wrong image
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