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Understanding Business

12th Edition

ISBN:9781259929434

Author:William Nickels

Publisher:William Nickels

Chapter1: Taking Risks And Making Profits Within The Dynamic Business Environment

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1. What are the major advantages and disadvantages for employers that choose to use social media to screen
job candidates? What are the major benefits and drawbacks for job candidates who are evaluated in this
way?
2. What are the most important ethical questions to address if a small company should decide to use social
media tools in its assessment of prospective employees? Can all of these questions be addressed to your
satisfaction? Why or why not?
3. The use of social media in employee recruitment and evaluation is rapidly increasing over time. Since there is
no question that these tools are going to be even more widely used in the future, what guidelines would you
recommend to any small business that chooses to take this path?
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Transcribed Image Text:Attempt 1 ✓ Details h O IN PROGRESS Next Up: Submit Assignment 100 Ellie McDougall is the hiring manager at a PR agency, and she must choose between two final candidates, Colin Reece and Kaitlyn Adams for a senior communications coordinator position in the firm. Both applicants are equally qualified. However, Reece started out with an edge because of reports McDougall was getting about his very solid technical training, his strong interpersonal skills, and the boundless enthusiasm he brings to his work. But when she Googled both candidates, a different impression emerged. The search on Adams revealed only work-related sites that seemed solid. Entries on Reece were more noteworthy, including references to a long history of work with intercity youth, for which he had received public commendations. Unfortunately, though, one of Reece's friends failed to enable the privacy settings on his Facebook page, opening a back door that led McDougall to pictures of Reece partying with friends from his college days. The reference to drinking and "smokin' blunts" was particularly damaging, and the overall profile convinced McDougall that it would be best to hire Adams, which is exactly what she did. It is very efficient to conduct online searches, which is why McDougall has come to prefer them to the laborious task of checking references. However, she is very much aware that there may be problems with this method, and that is causing her to wonder if she should really be using it. For example, Reece is only one of many job candidates in recent years on whom McDougall has taken a pass because of the reputational damage caused by the online behavior of friends-damage that could have been prevented if they had been more careful with their privacy settings. And there is a question of fairness as well. Reece was prudent enough to select appropriate privacy settings on his own Facebook page, but it was his friend who let the cat out of the misbehavior bag. The photos seemed to provide evidence of wild behavior, but what if the friend's posts were exaggerated and misleading? Reece will never know that this was the reason that he was passed over for the job, so he won't have an opportunity to explain. Such are the drawbacks to using social media in the hiring process. X Add Comment W Submit Assignment Next > 3:46 PM 32 4/10/2023

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