Reading
- One in Five Employers Uses Social Networks in Hiring Process
- 45% of Employers Use Facebook/Twitter to Screen Candidates
- Half of Employers Check Facebook
The first article is from 2008, and the second was written in 2009 year, and the third is from last year. From these three articles, you can get a sense of how much this practice has caught on in the past few years. Regardless of how ethical it may be, it's becoming increasingly clear that potential employers are checking into the private lives of job applicants in order to make determinations about whom to hire.
Assignment
Later today, I will post a blog entry asking you to comment on these articles. Comment as much or as many times as you like, but please try to respond to each other's comments, as well, as if we were having a class discussion.
Post your responses by midnight, Monday the 14th.
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