ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO POST THAT?
SWITCHED.COM OFFERS A CHILLING STATISTIC: 70% OF EMPLOYERS HAVE REJECTED APPLICANTS OVER ONLINE INFO
Your mother is on Facebook. Well, maybe not your mother, but lots of people's are. And, if she "friends" you (and just try rejecting that one), she'll have full access to those pictures of that night when you "got sooooo drunk!" Now, if that isn't enough reason to keep your online life presentable, then try this statistic from Switched.com on for size:
"A full 70-percent of surveyed HR workers in the U.S. admitted to rejecting a job applicant because of his or her Internet behavior. Meanwhile, about 60-percent of surfers admit to being concerned that their online behavior may affect their professional or personal lives. A mere 15-percent of them, though, actually take these potential repercussions into consideration when posting content."
As one of our faculty has long said: "Never post anything online you wouldn't want to see on the front page of the New York Times--or below the siren on Drudge.”
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Mark Trueblood
"A full 70-percent of surveyed HR workers in the U.S. admitted to rejecting a job applicant because of his or her Internet behavior." Well, I'm not sure what we're supposed to do with that advice because it's not clear what was objectionable. Racial slurs? Parties? Political views? Poop jokes? Bragging about stealing office supplies? Use your best judgment and be aware that it's not just you and your friends who can view what you're posting. With that said, if you're qualified for a gig but you're rejected because of your expression online, you probably don't want to work there anyway.March 24th 2010
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Chris
When have the normal rules of business ever applied to advertising? A lot of the time, those drunk pictures from the night before are from the office party! Alex Bogusky was on Fearless just the other night drunk and chatting away. Good thing CD's hire creatives, not HR departments.February 9th 2010
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