Week 5 EOC: Social Networks and Job Hunting

In today’s world we are more tech savvy as ever. As humans evolve with technology, people will start to break some of the traditional things we have done for a long time. People now a days have been trying to find employees over social media. “More companies are trying to tap Facebook Inc.'s 750-million-plus user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn Corp., which has dominated the online professional networking arena.” (Wall Street Journal). This could be a great idea. Seeing that most of the world is on Facebook shows that there is the potential to come in contact with anybody. “The majority of social-media traffic to Waste Management Inc.'s careers website comes from Facebook, beating out LinkedIn, said Jenny DeVaughn, manager of social media and employment branding. The Houston-based environmental services company is currently trying to fill 1,500 positions—from software developers to garbage truck drivers. In addition to posting jobs and videos of current employees on its Facebook page, the company has recruiters and other employees find user groups and join discussions.” (Wall Street Journal). But even tough this may seem like a good idea, people may still have a problem. Most people like to keep their personal live completely separate from the professional lives. They may not be comfortable having someone that they are working for to be all over their personal affairs, whatever they may be.