Well hello there beautiful people. We meet again.
Alright, so today I'd like to talk a little bit about debates. Weird, yes. Over the weekend, I was involved in UNT's Debate-a-Palooza. My topic to debate was whether or not employers requiring social media information during job interviews is an invasion of personal privacy. My partner and I were arguing the affirmative (I think I'm cool because I can use debate terms now, yay me). Here is a small portion of our opening statement:
Social media has taken over the world faster than anyone would have ever imagined. Seriously, go online and Google me. First name Brittani, last name Wilkins. Boom, there’s all of my information right in front of you. Now, sure there are privacy settings, but there’s always a loophole in there somewhere. You know it. I know it. And many employers looking to hire are aware of it as well.
So picture yourself sitting in a job interview. Instead of worrying about typos on your resume, your main focus is whether or not an employer has found anything negative about you online that could compromise your potential employment. Embarrassing photographs, did you delete all of yours? How about you? And you? Remember that one post where you used inappropriate language in reference to your past supervisor? I sure hope you got rid of that one because employers are digging up information that could compromise the chance of you ever being hired.
Oh, did I mention politics, religion, and other personal beliefs that could also scratch you off the list? Just think about it. If the human resource manager doesn’t agree with your moral standards, doesn’t that present potential conflict when it comes time to hire?
Being involved with the research behind this debate really opened my eyes as far as some of the ethical issues that come into play when employers ask for this sort of information. One major issue I thought was ironic was that, if employers aren't allowed to ask job candidates specific questions during a job interview, how is it ok to go online and easily find this information without potentially being subjected to lawsuits?
Hmm, what do you all think? I'd love to know.
Until Next Time.
An Ad Major.
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