More and more employers are looking towards Facebook’s 750
million plus users to find new employees.
This new tactic of hiring definitely is threatening the old and
traditional job boards that we have come accustomed to in our society. Although it makes a lot of sense for
employers to go about this method simply because they would be saving money on
traditional services used to find employees, some people may think that they
are going too far, and that it could be considered an invasion of privacy to be
going through a person’s Facebook account.
Thus stated in this article from Joe Light of the Wall Street Jounal, “When
asked for comment, LinkedIn referred to its chief executive's remarks from last
week's conference call to discuss earnings. During the call , CEO Jeff Weiner
said users tell the company they want to keep their personal and professional
networks separate. Indeed, Jeff Vijungco, vice president of world-wide talent
acquisition for Adobe Systems Inc., said that in focus groups, prospective job
candidates were sharply averse to being contacted through Facebook for jobs”. I don’t think that as a potential employee it
is good for recruiters to judge me by my personal life, but I also understand
why they are doing it. It’s a line that
needs to be balanced I guess.
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