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Mark Treml
1055-5
 41%
- candidate posted information about
their drinking or using drugs
 40% - candidate posted provocative or
inappropriate photographs or information
 14%- candidate sent a message using an
emotion, such as a smiley face
 26%-candidate made
discriminatory comments
 50%-
profile provided a good feel for the
candidate’s personality and fit
 33%- candidate was well-rounded
 35%- candidate showed excellent
communication skills
 38%- candidate was creative
In my opinion, employers using social
networking sites to favor or disfavor
someone based on what they see is
wrong because…..
 Pictures can be misinterpreted
 Discriminatory practices
 Terms of Service Violation
Company XYZ has narrowed their open
position down to 2 candidates. They
really like Justin, but his Facebook
account has turned them off, so they went
with Scott because the company was
really impressed with Scott’s Facebook.
Scott
Justin
•Accused of murdering his wife and
unborn child
•Accused of having an affair
•Now in prison
•Takes his family on trips
•Loves to spend time with his family
•Good musician
 Company
ABC’s first instincts were
correct
 Shouldn’t have switched candidates
because of Facebook
• Facebook doesn’t tell all about a person
• Pictures can be misread
• People talk differently with friends
 Can
be charged with federal and state
discrimination laws if….
• Checking only certain types of people
• Discriminatory bias plays a role in decision
making
Is one
worse
than the
other?
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personal, non-commercial use only.You represent, warrant and agree that
no materials of any kind submitted through your account will violate or
infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark,
privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights; or contain libelous,
defamatory or otherwise unlawful material.You further agree not to harvest
or collect email addresses or other contact information of Members from the
Service or the Web site by electronic or other means for the purposes of
sending unsolicited emails or other unsolicited communications.
Additionally, you agree not to use automated scripts to collect information
from the Service or the Web site or for any other purpose.You further agree
that you may not use the Service or the Web site in any unlawful manner or in
any other manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair Web
site. In addition, you agree not to use the Service or the Web site to:
impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent
yourself or your affiliation with any person or entity; . . .
intimidate or harass another; use or attempt to use another's account, service
or system without authorization from the Company, or create a false identity
on the Service or the Web site.
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