Summary:
Ever since the explosion of the social media online people have been concerned about what they were posting online and how it may effect them later on in life. For many people, especially people in college, they are concerned that what they post on their ‘private’ online social media site may determine if a company hires them for a position or not. In fact sometimes people should worry because a quick Google search can reveal a lot about a person, but in all honesty the search engines companies use are not looking to destroy any future career plans. According to Honan in his article on privacy these search engines are only looking for evidence that may cause legal problems for companies and tend to ignore drunken late night photos. In the end companies are looking to eliminate possible risks by conducting online searches, but there are ways to find these red flags and eliminate them yourself before your potential employer may find them.
key terms:
Social Intelligence – outside source used by companies to search social media content and evaluate the content based on predetermined criteria
Social Media – websites and applications used for social networking