Social Network Recruiting: Implications of This New Hiring Model

• Author: Daniel Tobok
• Pages: 95-99

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SocialNetworkRecruiting

IM PL ICATIONS OF

TH IS NE WH IR IN GMODEL

DanielTobok*

AR EC RUI T INGAND SOCI AL ME DI A

 Manypeople dontunderstandt hattheyhurt theirchances ofget-

tinghi redwhentheydou nwiset hingsonsocial mediaThereisa

disconnectinwhatpeoplepostandtheexpectationofprivacythere

shouldnot bethisexpectationwhenpeoplevoluntari lysharecon-

tentwiththeirFacebookandTwierfriends

 Consider If Facebook had been imposed by government there

wouldhavebeenahugepublicoutcry aboutmonitoringofc itizens

andinvasionofprivacyBecauseFacebookbubbledupfromthebot-

tommany peoplehaveembraced itInt heolddays having ale

thiscompleteonanyindividualwascalledadossier

 Facebookcollec ts and stores vast amounts of information But is

thisreallyagoodideaDoyouwantapublicrecordaboutyouyour

friendsandyourfamilyevenifyouhavenothingtohide

 Wemay gettoa pointwhere Facebookgets resetat ageand

people get to start with a clean sheet once they ar e through the high-

schoolyears

 Many teenagers know how to code and hack  they are called

scriptkiddiesTheydothisforkicks

 DanielTobokispresidentDigitalWyzdomComputerForen sicsandconsultantto

bothprivateandpublicse ctorsinNorthAmericaandEurope