Week 5 EOC: Social Networking and Job Hunting

In today's society a lot of employers are using social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Linkdin to find employees to offer jobs to. I think this a great way to search. apply, and hire in the job market. Potential employees are already using these sites t stay socially connected with the friends and family so it just makes it that much easier to integrate job hunting into these sites.

A big issues with this new growing trend is privacy concerns. Employers have been known to go hunting trying to find dirty secrets about you on these social networks.  I feel if one wants to act professional and apply for a profession then the employer has the right to search their name on the internet and see if anything insulting or ignorant appears.  Nobody wants to hire someone who won't be able to represent there company in a professional way to the best of their abilities.I also feel you shouldn't be mad about an employer going through your facebook if you have nothing immature on there.  Don't post anything on the internet unless you want everyone in the world to know. But i do still feel it is a great way to offer job opportunities, you just need to be carefull on how you approach the situation. Most dont agree with this method saying since when are jobs handed to someone from a social network most people use to communicate with there friends. But if you really look at it, its just the employers way of trying to keep up with the times and the modern technology which i feel is great. I think some of the best sites for these opportunities are Google Plus and LinkedIn, as they already have these things intergrated in their sites   “Others note that while LinkedIn contains a more comprehensive résumé database, candidates tend to value referrals from their connections on Facebook more.”  I can understand why employers would want to use Facebook more than other sites. That is where everyone posts all their dirty work and like I said no one wants to hire someone that can't be the face of the company with confidence. So if your looking to use this method for applying just make sure your social network accounts are clean and wouldnt hurt you