Argument 2: Businesses Using the Internet as a Recruiting Tool

What many people are unaware of is that a lot of businesses have begun to use the internet and social networking sites as tools when it comes to hiring new associates. It's so easy for employers to search a potential hire and find out practically everything about them just by looking at their Myspace page. There have been countless number of instances where a person applies for a job and doesn't land the position because of something they said or a picture they posted on their web page that was inappropriate. As I talked about in my first argument, the internet is not a private place therefore practically anyone can see what you post, including your boss. A solution to keep your potential employer, or anyone else for that matter, from learning things about you and your personal life that you don't want them to know is to not post personal or inappropriate information. It's that simple. People feel so secure about saying or doing things online that they wouldn't normally say or do in person, but clearly this is going to have a negative affect on them in the future. What good can possibly come from sharing everything about yourself on a completely public social networking site? Well I suppose we have to account for both sides of the argument so I'll admit there have been instances where businesses have actually used social networking sites in favor of potential hires. Upon finding people's internet profiles, some employers have hired new associates based on good information they found. This, however, is very rarely the case as the majority of teens and young adults post provocative and rude pictures or comments on their blogs, leaving them without the slightest job opportunity.