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Employers don't want to waste time in finding the right employee for their company. They certainly check your resume's contents in assessing your skills and compatibility with their workforce. However, your resume format also plays an important role in ensuring a positive impression upon scanning your credentials.

People from almost all age groups, especially the teenagers and adults prefer to socialize through various social media websites for networking and this trend has been increased since the last decade with a wider internet utility. Though the social media websites are not less than any golden opportunity for online marketing in business, however, many cases have been reported for the job dismissals due to the controversial personal posts to the social media by the employees. The posts that have been done to the social media websites can be in the form of personal messages, photos, video clips, audio recordings, and comments on other’s posts. Hollifield, the Winter Part Employment Attorney

A current and somewhat controversial topic regarding the hiring process is employers’ use of social media screening. The most popular sites to be checked are Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter and now more than ever, companies are looking on the Internet to see if applicants are active on these social media websites (Swallow). Harris Interactive conducted a survey of 2,303 respondents from February 9, 2012 through March 2, 2012 to find out how many companies used social media sites to check on job applicants. The results showed that 37 percent of respondents indicated their companies used social media web sites to check on job candidates. Sixty-five percent indicated they were looking to see if a job candidate appeared professional and 51

This source is Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment journal which demonstrates impacts of the social media on the player’s

So reading through a pile of resumes to determine if someone is qualified just isn’t very efficient

Sites such as LinkedIn helps recruiters in recruiting candidates by expanding the reach of their personal networks, contact candidates directly, and manage an array of talent (Schawbel, 2012). With most people being aware that employers do reference their profile for character check, people do believe that employers have the right to view their information in order to learn about the candidates’ personality and to ensure the person is not a liability (Budden, Elkersh, Vicknair, & Yancey, 2010). In conclusion, employers should be using social media only for job-relevant purposes. Employers should take specific steps

Technology has come a long ways over the last ten years. Gone are the days of filling out a paper application for employment. Most companies have converted to the new trend of webcast, blogs, and online applications. Recruiting companies do not have to work as hard getting applicants, because online social media has made the steps a lot easier. Social media has changed the way we communicate across all levels. For example, Linkedln has given recruiters a tool to search out future employees, and an added benefit for applicants, who can network in order to find better employment or simply better opportunities. Recruiting is still a cost to the employer; however this new trend of blogs and webcast enable companies to improve their effectiveness when recruiting future employees.

In the case background, there is a differing of opinions concerning the hiring and selection process of the various qualified applicants from the program director and the internship applicant reviewer. The program director feels that the institution has little control or regulation over a student’s personal life; however, Johnston feels as if the social media platform is an extension of a person’s professional behavior. Nevertheless, this case study raises the question of: To what extent should social media be used in the hiring and selection process of qualified

When using social media as a recruitment or marketing tool it is important to set some

Utilising social media for business has been a strategy of human resource management in hiring process. Internet and technology has revolutionised the way people live and also led employers to attract and screen potential candidates on social media, such as Linkedin and Facebook (Zamaria C, 2007). The features of online platform make social media become a common method of attracting applicants for human resource function. For instance, the speed and no geographical limits are distinctive features of online recruitment (CIPD, 2010). A survey conducted by the US Society for Human Resource Management found that the number of organisations that reported using social media as an HR recruiting tool had grown from 56 percent in 2011 to 84 percent in 2015 (SHRM, 2016). Some researches reported that the use of social media is an inevitable trend of hiring strategy in the age of Internet; therefore, employers could not ignore the

Social networking sites are a dangerously sharp double-edged sword. Professional sites such as LinkedIn can showcase one’s talents and provide an advantage within a large applicant pool while personal sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, myspace, even YouTube, if used irresponsibly, can make public many aspects of an individual’s private life which can reflect negatively, when viewed by others. The article “Didn’t get that new job? You need a better Facebook score” (Garling) highlights one of the many ways prospective employers can quantify someone based on their social media presence. The article describes a process whereby hiring managers rely on a consulting firm of sorts. This firm provides a score for each applicant based on their social media presence.

Social media gives employers the opportunity to see the true image of how candidates behave in a variety of real social situations, rather than the glimpse provided by the typical 20-30 minute, staged interview, in which the candidate will most likely behave differently anyways due to nervousness or stress. This can give great insight to what it will be like to work alongside a candidate.

The goal of any business is to be successful. Business’ need to hire personnel that can communicate clearly and effectively. This verbiage is noted in job descriptions for both blue collar and white collar jobs. Furthermore, company recruiters are actively engaged in finding qualified personnel, in a diverse job market. Additionally, jobs and potential employees are in global competition; do to technology, which has brought borders closer. One of the technologies, is social media, an internet based application; in which one can share information, ideas, career interests, etc. Facebook,Google+,Instagram, LinkedIn,

Selection is a key responsibility for all manager and supervisors involved, rather directly or indirectly, in the hiring process of an organization. Selecting and hiring the wrong candidate can become costly to an organization. Therefore, the selection process should be handled with tedious care and precision to ensure to hire the employees right for the job. Potential candidates should be hired based on their skills, and knowledge relevant to the job. For instance, to ensure suitable hiring for vacant positions, the job description should meticulously be designed to properly reveal the skills necessary and required to perform the job specifically. Using a data-driven selection or hiring approach helps in increasing or enhancing the suitability of the hiring decisions made in companies or organizations. When the selection is based on the data obtained, it ensures that the success rate will be high because the potential candidate has been selected based on precise data, resulting in the likelihood of high performance. However, following a data-driven approach a company’s focus is on the required and mandatory skills and competencies required to perform a particular job.

Employers are short changing themselves, their companies, their current employees, and their applicants when a good candidate is selected instead of a great one, simply because they have said enough buzz words in their interview. The interview portion of the process can even possess unreasonable bias to the applicant. Hypothetical questions about working in teams and working with clients allow the applicant to filter themselves, saying only what they think the employer wants to hear, focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses. Applicants who work in sales and are used to the practice of pitching products and services, will have their own sales pitch prepared and be ready to sell their product – themselves – as the solution to the employers hiring problem. Using social media when analyzing candidates can give an employer more unbiased information about applicants than the best resume or the longest interview.