Transcript Why should I care about what is on my Facebook

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:
 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.
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.
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.
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!
REAL WORLD EXAMPLES:
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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 widespread 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.
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-pictureholding-glass-wine-mug-beerFacebook.html
WORKS CITED:
Heussner, Ki Mae. "Teacher Loses Job After Commenting About Students,
Parents on Facebook." ABC News. American Broadcasting
Company, 19 Aug. 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.
<http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-firing teacher-loses-jobcommenting-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/teachersacked-posting-picture-holding-glass-wine-mug-beer-Facebook.html>