Argumentative Essay On Red Flags
Lets take a minute here and be honest; we spend a lot more time on social media these days than we should. Sometimes that can be a good thing as it allows us to see what our peers may be doing at a certain moment, or it may allow us to access critical news media faster than ever before. But, there is that slight chance that it could be damaging to us – ruining our career options.
In the text provided, there are certain “Red Flags” of social media, or in other terms, things you should NOT do on a public forum. Just by breaking these “red flags,” you have just allowed hundreds if not thousands of potential employers access almost everything there is to know about who you are as a person, thus making the decision easy on whether you would be …show more content…
This is something that most employers do to ensure that they are obtaining the best candidate that they can for the job, or at least not have a murderer/burglar working behind the register. A criminal history is also pretty much impossible to get rid of, because it is available everywhere.
I was surprised to figure out, through the google news search on employment screening, that a lot of employers want to banish the idea of a background check, because most of that information can be found out publicly.
Also, in “Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It,” it states the obvious. Like in the picture that first pops up for the article, it really is like we are wearing blinders that keep us focused on what we are doing on social media, and completely ignoring the fact that everything you post is available to the next employer you submit your resume and application to.
Discussion:
I was aware before of how much of our information was available to certain sources who request it. It is very easy to obtain and even deleted information is readily accessible. We do not live in a world where you can just say what you want or have an opinion about something without it being able to be viewed by hundreds plus
In the text provided, there are certain “Red Flags” of social media, or in other terms, things you should NOT do on a public forum. Just by breaking these “red flags,” you have just allowed hundreds if not thousands of potential employers access almost everything there is to know about who you are as a person, thus making the decision easy on whether you would be …show more content…
This is something that most employers do to ensure that they are obtaining the best candidate that they can for the job, or at least not have a murderer/burglar working behind the register. A criminal history is also pretty much impossible to get rid of, because it is available everywhere.
I was surprised to figure out, through the google news search on employment screening, that a lot of employers want to banish the idea of a background check, because most of that information can be found out publicly.
Also, in “Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It,” it states the obvious. Like in the picture that first pops up for the article, it really is like we are wearing blinders that keep us focused on what we are doing on social media, and completely ignoring the fact that everything you post is available to the next employer you submit your resume and application to.
Discussion:
I was aware before of how much of our information was available to certain sources who request it. It is very easy to obtain and even deleted information is readily accessible. We do not live in a world where you can just say what you want or have an opinion about something without it being able to be viewed by hundreds plus