Social Networks and Job Interviews
Upwards of 7 million college students use facebook.com according to an NBC nightly news story displayed on CollegeRecruiter.com.
Online Networks
Students use the popular online communities, Facebook.com and MySpace.com as social networking tools. In order to access Facebook, one must have a college email address. The networks allows users to post pictures, biographical information and link to blogs. Users can also "message" their "friends" and leave notes on each other's "walls".
Drawbacks
One of the problems with social networks is that employers increasingly use the sites to do research on interviewees. The NBC news story above said that employers have even paid students to access and report on peer profiles. Sometimes the information people post is unprofessional. Other times it is of a truly personal nature. It might show even show the interviewee in a compromising position.
Is this for real?
Some employers might use the information to determine who to hire. Others like Tory Johnson of ABC.com says that she uses the sites only to find out more about the candidates and see how they react under pressure. She often brings up information on the site in her interview. I agree that these networks can be a hiring tool. They could also potentially damage one's career. The point is that its the user's responsibility to decide how much to share with the world.
Online Networks
Students use the popular online communities, Facebook.com and MySpace.com as social networking tools. In order to access Facebook, one must have a college email address. The networks allows users to post pictures, biographical information and link to blogs. Users can also "message" their "friends" and leave notes on each other's "walls".
Drawbacks
One of the problems with social networks is that employers increasingly use the sites to do research on interviewees. The NBC news story above said that employers have even paid students to access and report on peer profiles. Sometimes the information people post is unprofessional. Other times it is of a truly personal nature. It might show even show the interviewee in a compromising position.
Is this for real?
Some employers might use the information to determine who to hire. Others like Tory Johnson of ABC.com says that she uses the sites only to find out more about the candidates and see how they react under pressure. She often brings up information on the site in her interview. I agree that these networks can be a hiring tool. They could also potentially damage one's career. The point is that its the user's responsibility to decide how much to share with the world.
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