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Why should I care about what is on my Facebook account?

Why should I care about what is on my Facebook account?. Annie Supalla Reilly Maloney John Dodd Fall 2012. Prospective employees utilize facebook to their advantage:.

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Why should I care about what is on my Facebook account?

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  1. Why should I care about what is on my Facebook account? Annie Supalla Reilly Maloney John Dodd Fall 2012

  2. Prospective employees utilize facebook to their advantage: • According to an April 2012 online article from The Huffington Post, 37 percent of hiring managers use social networking sites to research job applicants. • The majority of those managers use Facebook as their primary resource. • An additional 11% of current employers say they will start researching their applicants on Facebook in the future.

  3. So what does that mean for me? • Employers using Facebook to research a potential applicant is becoming more popular than ever before and this is the growing trend in the work force now. • Sooner or later, using Facebook to hire people will become normal protocol.

  4. Does Facebook really have that big of an impact on my life? • Thirty-four percent of hiring managers said they have come across something that caused them to not hire a candidate.  • In nearly half of these cases, the person posted a provocative photo or made references to drinking or drug use.

  5. Other problematic behavior posted on Facebook: • Speaking badly of a former employer • Lying about their qualifications • Simply not being able to write well, which is why schooling is so important!

  6. Real world examples: • Employees have been fired over what was posted on their Facebook accounts.  • A teacher in Massachusetts lost her job because of a Facebook posting. • Talvitie-Siple, a supervisor of the high school math and science program in Cohasset, Mass., was forced to resign after parents spotted Facebook comments she wrote describing students as "germ bags" and parents as "snobby" and "arrogant.” • Talvitie-Siple said that her comments grew out of frustration after a difficult semester filled with wide-spread sickness in the classroom and disagreements between the community and the teacher’s union. • This excuse did not cut it with the superintendent who asked for the teacher’s resignation.

  7. Real World Examples Continued: • Then, there is the case of Ashley Payne, a former teacher in Winder, Georgia.   Who lost her job because of this picture: • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354515/Teacher-sacked-posting-picture-holding-glass-wine-mug-beer-Facebook.html

  8. Works Cited: Heussner, Ki Mae.  "Teacher Loses Job After Commenting About Students, Parentson Facebook." ABC News. AmericanBroadcasting Company, 19 Aug. 2010.  Web.  16 Nov. 2012.<http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-firing teacher-loses-job- commenting-students-parents/story?id=11437248> Richard, Jocelyn.  "37 Percent of Employers Use Facebook to Pre-Screen  Applicants, New Study Says. Huff Post Business. Huffington Post, 20 Apr. 2012. Web.16 Nov. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/employers-use-facebook-to-pre-screen-applicants_n_1441289.html>  "Teacher Sacked for Posting Picture of Herself Holding Glass of Wine and Mug of Beer on Facebook." Mail Online.Daily Mail, 7 Feb. 2011.  Web. 16 Nov. 2012.  <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354515/teacher- sacked-posting-picture-holding-glass-wine-mug-beer-Facebook.html>

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