Over the past few weeks I’ve felt torn over one particular idea. How available should you make yourself on the Internet? From the different stories of people losing their jobs over Facebook photos and just the importance of having a good reputation online available to the world I’ve been much more cautious. Thomas Kyte had some interesting ideas on the matter that were very enlightening. Things to put into consideration are your political and religious views and the amount of private information you may non-chaulauntly put on your LinkedIn profile or Blog that could have serious consequences. I’ve heard more and more stories of people deleting their profiles on different social networking sites because of the risks associated with them.
Now the big realization is with what were doing in this very class. Blogs are now a key way for employers to get a better look at an individual before hiring them. As we move into a more technology savvy generation companies are also progressing past interviews and resumes to get a deeper look into the potential employees. Your Blog is now viewed as an online resume and needs to written with care and consideration for yourself and others. Will everybody be more cautious well writing their next Blogs now that this is so widespread?
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I think you basically need to be careful of what you write. Think of it as how you want to represent yourself. I don't think that necessarily means not writing a blog or not visiting any social networking sites because I feel some of these can be very helpful to a person by showing differences between people. I would assume that the reason why companies don't look too much at resumes are because it's almost the same for everyone. Many people have internships and good GPA's, but what makes a person different from another; and that could easily be a blog, or some special project you worked on, etc...
I completely agree and share your fears. But, why should we be scared that what we say and write can be used against us in the long run? I simply do not understand. I do not think blogs should be used as a representation of a person and I cannot stress that enough. With the methods employers are now using to hire potential employees, the fate of the workforce is in the hands of those who have been careful. A resume' is one thing in that it shows who you are in what you did while a blog can show who you are and how you think. But, either way I still believe it should only be used if it is intended to.
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