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Facebook Etiquette. Could these F acebook pictures cost you a job?. In small groups… Discuss whether these Facebook pictures are appropriate or inappropriate when it comes to considering employment.
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Could these Facebook pictures cost you a job? In small groups… • Discuss whether these Facebook pictures are appropriate or inappropriate when it comes to considering employment. • Write down your group’s decision and notes on the reasoning behind that decision. These will be passed in after the activity. Could these pictures cost someone a job?
Could these pictures cost someone a job? • Let’s go back through them and discuss. Have your group’s notes ready to take the lead in the discussion.
That last one ended with a visit from the Police to the teenage mother.
Beware of the Status! • Your status is easy to check and gives insights into your attitude, tastes, language, activities and opinion. Watch what you post…
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But who is really looking? • According to a March 2007 survey by Ponemon Institute, a privacy think tank… • 35 percent of hiring managers use Google to do online background checks on job candidates • 23 percent look people up on social networking sites. About one-third of those Web searches lead to rejections, according to the survey.
Look out for… • Risqué pictures • Illegal behavior like drug use • Heavy alcohol use • Poor writing and bad grammar (Communication Skills!)
Reflection Time! • Write a half-page reflection on the topic of Social Networking sites such as Facebook and how they can impact employment opportunities for you. • You might discuss aspects such as: • What do you think of an employer’s use of this information? • Should they use this to influence their hiring/firing decisions? Why or why not? • How might this impact you in the future?
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