2. The issue at hand is the question of whether or not employers should use social media to help determine social status. The practice can be very helpful and offer a plentiful bounty of information, but it can also lead to unfair biases and an invasion of privacy. THE ISSUE

3. I believe that business’s should be able to make hiring/firing decisions based on what employees post on Facebook, especially during work time. If moderated, the power to monitor what employees are doing and saying outside of work can help an employee hire reliable people. MY STANCE

4. 58% of all people in the US use and post on at least 1 social media websites. 50% use Facebook. This offers a bountiful source of information to whoever looks for it. FACTS

5. Facebook is an increasingly prominent social media. GRAPH

6. Researchers found that 37 percent of the companies surveyed used social networking sites to prescreen candidates, and 11 percent said that they planned to start doing so in the future. While this may not be much, it does show a certain importance to the issue. Business’s are successfully using this practice in positive ways. MORE FACTS

7. Lets establish something. You are being paid to work. If you post on social media from work you are breaking an agreement to work for your employer. You are being paid to work and if you do not you are stealing money from your employer. And surely anything so important is fine being seen by your employer. SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE JOB

8. What would you do if you found your employees saying this? "Coworker smuggled out a chair for me. Currently being paid to SIT around and listen to John Barrowman on my iPod. I don't hate my job today!“ This person deserves to be fired and is obviously doesn’t deserve the job. EXAMPLES

9. Bad judgment isn't limited to online behavior. Companies need employees they can trust to make good decisions. If you lack the critical thinking skills to say, "Hmmm, if I post that my boss is a jerk, my boss just might find out about it," then you probably lack the critical thinking skills to do your job. -By SUZANNE LUCAS EXPERT QUOTE

10. Whenever a company interviews someone, they have no proof that they are telling the truth. They could lie about everything and employees can only check their resources. However Facebook can be one of those resources. If an employer looks at Facebook they can see their employee without a mask. They can see what their employee is really like. LIES

11. A business has a reputation to uphold. If an upset employee is bad mouthing an employer it makes them a liability. An employer has the right to know if anything detrimental comments are being spread to the population. If you have a complaint take it up with your boss, not your friends. REPUTATION

12. Some make the argument that what they post on social media is their private life. This couldn’t be more wrong Social media is just that, social. You are proclaiming your thoughts for the world to see. If you feel like posting a detrimental public post, go ahead, but don’t whine when your boss sees it. PRIVACY

13. It does need to be addressed that this power would need to be regulated. Companies should only have as much power as the next random person can on monitoring your Facebook ON THE OTHER HAND

14. Obviously, employers should not use information obtained from Facebook, blogs, or other Internet sites in ways that would be intrinsically unethical or illegal. But there are lots of situations in which such sites could be used legitimately in hiring decisions, and there’s absolutely no reason employers shouldn’t check them as a normal part of the hiring process. -by Timothy B. Lee, Cato Institute QOUTES

15. A bad habit has been on the rise. Employers have asked their employees for their Facebook passwords. This should never be allowed and is like stealing from the employees. REGULATION IS REQUIRED

16. "We don't think employers should be asking prospective employees to provide their passwords because we don't think it's the right thing to do," Erin Egan, Facebook's chief privacy officer QUOTE

17. Facebook as an employment resource is a very powerful tool that should be utilized but regulated. I believe it will end in the better IN CONCLUSION

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