As an employer, you want to hire someone who is competent, responsible and qualified for the job. Most people nowadays has Facebook, twitter , LinkedIn, blog account. Some resume has a facebook link with it or the employer requires to fill up some social network profile.
Innovation through hiring is like innovation on how to recruit, most of the company today post their advertisement through internet by posting job opportunities online, so why not use the social media to recruit when the company itself use it to find employees.
In other countries like United States, it a common practice to recruit using Social media Networks. LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals," states the company's website. That is the corporate way of saying they are a giant jobs board and you can connect to other professionals. There are over 65 million professionals on LinkedIn.
Facebook is the largest of the social networking sites with over 400 million users. Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study, and live around them. It is intended to connect friends, family, and business associates. The model has expanded to include connections to organizations, businesses, and interests -- not just individual people.
Twitter is a microblogging social networking service. Messages, better known as tweets, are no more than 140 characters. According to their website, "Twitter is a simple tool that helps connect businesses more meaningfully with the right audience at the right time.
Every job nowadays involves computer and internet related work, having an online account and profile is a prima facie evidence that you are capable, competent and has the knowledge to perform the necessary job involving internet related task.
I don't think its discrimination to use social netwoks as basis.for hiring. Companies now would want to ensure the quality of hiring employees. Usually the personality of person is what is shown in his social network accounts which would be the basis.of the ethics and morality of a person.
TumugonBurahinBut how do you respond on the allegations that it is violative to the right of privacy of these potential employees?
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