Transcript Has your organization disciplined employees for improper use of

Inappropriate Use of Technology in the Workplace
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Sample comprised of 398 randomly selected HR
professionals.
Analyzing 398 responses of 2,869 emails sent, 2,645
emails were received (response rate = 15%).
Survey fielded June 6 – June 13, 2007; presentation
generated on June 15, 2007.
Margin of error is +/- 5%.
SHRM Weekly Online Survey: June 6, 2007
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Within The Past 12 months, Has Your Organization Disciplined and/or
Fired Employees For Any of The Following Actions?
n = 398
100%
90%
86%
82%
87%
86%
80%
67%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
27%
11%
13%
10%
12%
4%
10%
2%
9%
2%
4%
0%
Non work related
Internet use
Downloading
Sending
Non work related
Blogging
music/videos
personal emails
Instant
(Personal
from the Internet
messaging
journals on the
web)
Yes, disciplined
Yes, fired
No
Note: Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed.
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Within The Past 12 months, Has Your Organization Disciplined and/or
Fired Employees For Any of The Following Actions?
Yes, disciplined
Yes, fired
No
2007
2005
2007
2005
2007
2005
Non work related Internet
use
27%
30%
11%
20%
67%
54%
Downloading
music/videos from the
Internet
13%
11%
4%
4%
82%
83%
Sending personal emails
12%
18%
2%
5%
86%
76%
Non work related Instant
messaging
10%
11%
2%
1%
86%
85%
Blogging (Web logs personal journals
available on the Web)
9%
3%
4%
0%
87%
94%
Note: Data sorted in descending order by the “2007 Yes, disciplined” column. Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed.
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How Does Your Organization Use The Internet to Gather Information
on Potential Job Candidates Before Hiring?
n = 205
Outsorcing Organization, n = 78
Regular Organization, n = 205
60%
Perform Internet assisted background checks on
job candidates
54%
48%
Perform general Internet searches on job
candidates
37%
9%
Read job candidates' blogs or web logs
4%
3%
Other*
1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
*Other: Outsourcing organization perform check based on the FCRA (Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act), education, criminal records, addresses, etc.
Note: Excludes respondents whose organizations do not use the internet to gather information on job candidates
or outsourced this function. Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed.
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How Does Your Organization Use The Internet to Gather Information
on Potential Job Candidates Before Hiring?
2007
2005
We perform Internet assisted background
checks on job candidates
60%
46%
We perform general Internet searches on job
candidates
48%
39%
We read job candidates’ blogs or Web logs
(personal journals available on the Web)
9%
5%
Other
3%
10%
Note: Data sorted in descending order by the “2007” column. 2005 data were recalculated to exclude respondents
whose organizations did not use the internet to gather information on job candidates or outsourced this function.
Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed.
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Other Ways Organization Use The Internet to Gather Information on
Potential Job Candidates Before Hiring
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Search applicant databases
Circuit Court Records
Verify License
Confirm License of Health Care Professionals
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How Does The Outsourcing Organization Use The Internet to Gather
Information on Potential Job Candidates Before Hiring?
2007
2005
They perform Internet assisted background
checks on job candidates
54%
87%
They read job candidates’ blogs or Web logs
(personal journals available on the Web)
37%
7%
They perform general Internet searches on
job candidates
4%
7%
Other
1%
0%
Note: Data sorted in descending order by the “2007” column. 2005 data were recalculated to exclude respondents
who did not know or whose outsourcing organizations did not use the internet to gather information on job candidates.
Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed.
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