Appld Technology for Managers
Answer questions 4, 5, 6, and 7 in your evaluations of the risks and rewards of social media.
Find at least three peer-reviewed journal articles on social media risks and rewards to add to your evaluation. When writing about risks, use the context of Figure 8.5 of the textbook.
You will incorporate the table as a Figure or Table in your paper
Questions 4, 5, 6, and 7:
4. Think of two organizations for which you would like to work. Assume both organizations review job candidates’ Social Media data as part of their initial screening process.
a. Name and describe three positive criteria that both companies could use to evaluate applicants. If you think the companies might use different criteria, explain the difference.
b. Name and describe three indications of problematic issues that both companies could use to evaluate candidates. If you think the companies might use different criteria, explain the difference.
c. If you were rejected because of a lack of social data supporting your criteria for item a or because of the presence of social data in the criteria for item b, would you know it?
5. Evaluate your own social data in light of your answer to question 4.
a. Describe elements in your social data that support positive criteria.
b. Describe elements in your social data that could indicate problematic issues.
6. Ask someone else to evaluate your social data in light of both sets of criteria in question 4. You can ask a friend, but you will likely obtain better information if you pick someone whom you do not know well. Most human re- source screening personnel are in their 30s or 40s. Try to pick someone in that age group to evaluate your criteria if you can.