Sarah Platt

This article was a great read.  As an employer, it’s easy to try to find someone just based off of the noticeable skills they say they have or on their resume.  People need to look at their KSAO’s more rather than specific skills.

This can be controversial when it comes to potentially invading employees privacy.  Companies are increasingly becoming more involved with checking their employees Facebook and Twitter pages, or whatever social media profiles they have.  It is important for employers to look at these things because they need to make sure their employees are setting a good example for their companies brand image.  

An unexpected article to read, in my opinion.  I wouldn’t have thought that Twitter was a popular place for job seekers.  It’s most popular for job seekers to go straight to a company’s profile and if they’re impressed or interested, they’ll follow.  Essentially this means company’s who want to find and recruit potential talent should have an appealing Twitter page to market themselves.    

This is a huge reason why we are so concerned with others profiles.  It seems like many companies may be too harsh on potential future employees because they’re so concerned with their personal lives.  Posting an inappropriate photo on Facebook that could misrepresent you or the company you work for can be a big concern. Although, I think there should be more privacy and less employers being concerned about this. 

Our generation (those born in the 1980′s and 1990′s) are more popularly interested with jobs in technology and not manufacturing.  As many baby boomers are retiring, manufacturing companies are having to integrate technology with manufacturing yet millennials aren’t connecting the two together.  For example, 3D printing is a cross between the two and these manufacturing companies have no choice but to recruit millennials in order to innovate and advance in society.     

This article puts into perspective how technology is affecting companies, in turn affecting HR significantly. Technology plays a huge role in helping identify top performers and future leaders as well as for motivating and rewarding employees.  They also point at that it is essential to provide the right tools and technologies for employees so they can do their jobs more efficiently.  Although it's easy to think we have it easy now a days because technology does everything for us but stakes are high for HR because we no longer have traditional approaches.  

I came across this article while at work and found it to be an interesting read.  We all know that we do whatever we can to keep our social media accounts as private as possible especially from our employers or future employers.  As i was talking to my boss at my internship last week, the topic came up about employers checking their employees Facebook accounts.  I asked what would happen if something inappropriate was found and my boss said there wouldn’t be too much they could do about it unless it’s something inappropriate pertaining to the company.  Obviously, underage drinking and/or the use of drugs would not be tolerated at most companies.  She also explained that bosses/employers can see more than you think because any post your name is associated with can be viewed by anyone (even if it’s your friend’s photo or post).  Not surprisingly, the highest reason employers denied employment was (46%) due to provocative or inappropriate photos.

This article takes a good look into the most relevant trends with social media in HR. Employees nowadays are sharing and posting company information/opinions in all sorts of ways from email to Facebook to twitter. This is both positive and negative because it gives more opportunity to share information but can cause stress or overload as well. Employers can recruit and interview more easily because of Linkedin and video interview platforms. They also pointed out that companies know the kinds of people they're looking for and can get to know them prior to bringing them in.

I came across this photo while reading an article that talked about HR stereotypes.  From what I read, many employees are intimidated and/or think of HR as the ones who just hash out rules.  One of the positive stereotypes that went along with this picture was they tend to be personable with everyone and are usually known as the most “cheerful” and happy ones in the office.   

I think this article is very interesting because it reviews both the positive and negative aspects of social media in the workplace.  Social media has many positive aspects especially when it comes for looking for a job.  It gives people an opportunity to network with each other anytime, any day.  Social media is also beneficial for employers because businesses can more easily connect with their clients and brand themselves.  Employees have to be careful nowadays using social media because posting the wrong thing can jeopardize their place in employment.  Another negative would be some people don’t realize their personal information can be seen if not properly secured in settings.