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Unit II Discussion Board Question

Unit II Discussion Board Question

Q Social media is changing the landscape of hiring and promotion. Some companies are going to candidates’ social media pages (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace) and looking at their postings and pictures before making hiring decisions. Some would argue that this can lead to impermissible discrimination by viewing this information. Some might argue that this is a violation of privacy and should not be allowed. Others would argue that viewing this information is fair game if the person did not opt to make their profile confidential. What is your opinion? Defend your thoughts. Cite to any articles or case law you reviewed prior to responding to this question. -- Please make certain to include any research material that you use to write your post so that your classmates can also review it. You can use APA citations to cite your material. Include the name of the person or question to which you are replying in the subject line. For example, "Tom's response to Susan's comment."

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Hiring for job positions requires the employer to have full detailed information about the prospective employee. I would have gone against visiting candidates’ social media pages, but with my view on the use of social media recently, I observed that many people show their true selves via their posts and contributions to situations. Therefore, seeing information like this can help to determine the type of person the candidate is and the type of behavior to expect from such a person.