Comments - Gen X using Gen Y tools spells trouble... - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T04:53:14Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A865797&xn_auth=noFrom a Gen Y point of view th…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-02-05:502551:Comment:8701042010-02-05T02:47:20.787Zlee0007https://recruitingblogs.com/profile/lee0007
From a Gen Y point of view the "social" side if FB & twitter has grown, mundane. Don't get me wrong it's still a great way to keep in touch or "stalk" people but now that my mum had joined, like many other early adopters (2006) I'm in need of a change. It's now 2010 and it's time to use these tools to greater benefit. I believe that social networking has provided us a platform that will soon be see Gen Y harnessing their entrepreneurial talents, collaborating and improving the way we work.
From a Gen Y point of view the "social" side if FB & twitter has grown, mundane. Don't get me wrong it's still a great way to keep in touch or "stalk" people but now that my mum had joined, like many other early adopters (2006) I'm in need of a change. It's now 2010 and it's time to use these tools to greater benefit. I believe that social networking has provided us a platform that will soon be see Gen Y harnessing their entrepreneurial talents, collaborating and improving the way we work. Isn't there a debate going on…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-02-02:502551:Comment:8681282010-02-02T17:00:25.856ZAlasdair Murrayhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AlasdairMurray
Isn't there a debate going on somewhere at the moment about whether a potential employer snooping on an individual's social networking activities is, in fact, legel, or did I dream that? Either way, whilst social networking is indeed a marvellous thing and can be used to your business advantage as well as to keep in touch with family and friends from a distance, it does worry me when I read reports like this... <a href="http://bit.ly/a5r09p" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/a5r09p</a><br />
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It begs the…
Isn't there a debate going on somewhere at the moment about whether a potential employer snooping on an individual's social networking activities is, in fact, legel, or did I dream that? Either way, whilst social networking is indeed a marvellous thing and can be used to your business advantage as well as to keep in touch with family and friends from a distance, it does worry me when I read reports like this... <a href="http://bit.ly/a5r09p" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/a5r09p</a><br />
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It begs the question, is it not only a case of our children being at risk, but also a concern that social networking is in fact habit forming and thus not just likely in some instances to result in people posting up stuff that might see them fail to get a job, but also partake of social chit chatting and job searching during working hours as well? (long question, sorry). i was reading an article earlier about the new iphone app that allows the jobseeker on the move to line up their next role. Aimed predominantly at the temp market so it says, it made me think, if someone in the workplace isn't openly surfing on the web or monitoring tweedeck, is there a fair chance they will be signed up to this iphone gizmo and looking for jobs that way, more discreetly, during company time?<br />
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We seem to have become slaves to this new technology to varying degrees and as a GenXer it does make me wonder where it will all end. A nation of zombies who are never more than an arms length from a screen of one sort or another, constantly tapping away as they order their shopping, sort out their social life and find their next job during their current company's time? Convenient, yes, but an honest and healthy lifestyle? Hmmmmmm, not sure about that. Where's the downtime?