Newhouse Social Media

Newhouse Social Media

Newhouse Social Media  //  Curated by colleagues from the 2012 MAYmester PRL530 Social Media for Public Relations class in the Public Relations Master's Program at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University.

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Jul 24 / 11:50am

Would you pass a social media background check? – CNN.com

by Owl Coconut
via am.blogs.cnn.com

Social Intelligence is a company that scours the Internet for information, pictures, posts, etc. that individuals publicly share on social networking sites, and then sells it to potential employers. This transaction is becoming recognized as social media background checks.

The Federal Trade Commission determined that companies that research how you spend your personal time and what your hobbies are do not violate your privacy. As a result, the FTC found the company compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In other words, the Internet — and more specifically, social media — is fair game.

What are your thoughts on social media background checks? Is this a breach of privacy, or simply an additional tool for employers to further screen job candidates?

Filed under  //  employability   employee policies   jobs social media  
 
Feb 1 / 7:19am

More Data Showing Employers' Concern With Your Social Media Profiles

by Philip Ryan Johnson
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via nevillehobson.com

Just another nudge about the importance of portraying a transparent image online. Yes, use those Facebook privacy settings to your advantage. Transparency, however, may be the better strategy—treat all your social media profiles as if possible recruiters are watching.

Even if you have mastered Facebook's privacy settings, it still doesn't eliminate the chance that a possible employer is friends with one of your friends who has access to last weekend's photos.

Filed under  //  career   employability   employers   facebook   jobs   personal brand   privacy   recruiters   reputation  
 
Jan 21 / 1:51pm

Social Media's Growing Impact on Recruitment Process for Employers

by Philip Ryan Johnson

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“There is a shift in recruitment best practices occurring right now,” said Jim Sullivan, JCSI’s founder and president. “Companies are finding that it is far more productive to reach high quality candidates with online research and social media networking. This requires recruiting teams to develop new skills to communicate with potential candidates in their own online communities.”

via marketingcharts.com

More proof that you need an personal brand/presence online. Additionally, the study points out that recruiters are relying more heavily on social media to find recruits because of less resources, money, and time to spend on the hiring process. They want to hire new employees as quick and efficiently as possible.

Filed under  //  career   employability   hr   jobs   personal brand   recruitment   research   social media  
 
Jan 21 / 10:32am

The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now

by Philip Ryan Johnson
Those of you who edited your privacy settings prior to December's change have nothing to worry about - that is, assuming you elected to keep your personalized settings when prompted by Facebook's "transition tool." The tool, a dialog box explaining the changes, appeared at the top of Facebook homepages this past month with its own selection of recommended settings. Unfortunately, most Facebook users likely opted for the recommended settings without really understanding what they were agreeing to. If you did so, you may now be surprised to find that you inadvertently gave Facebook the right to publicize your private information including status updates, photos, and shared links.
via readwriteweb.com

Just in case Mom is watching you...

Filed under  //  employability   facebook   privacy   status updates