Social Network Recruiting: Implications of This New Hiring Model

• Author: Daniel Tobok
• Pages: 95-99

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SocialNetworkRecruiting

IMPLICATIONSOF

THISNEWHIRINGMODEL

DanielTobok*

ARECRUITINGANDSOCIALMEDIA

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

tinghiredwhentheydounwisethingsonsocialmediaThereisa

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

shouldnotbethisexpectationwhenpeoplevoluntarily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citizens

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

tommanypeoplehaveembraceditInthe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Forensicsandconsultantto

bothprivateandpublicsectorsinNorthAmericaandEurope