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| Yes | 30% | 507 votes | Total: 1665 votes | |
| No | 70% | 1158 votes |
Yes
by Todd Pheifer
Created on: December 21, 2007 Last Updated: February 26, 2012
Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook and video sites like YouTube are accessible to the
by Edgar Frost
Created on: September 07, 2008 Last Updated: November 19, 2011
Think of your last job interview. If you're like most people, you made sure you looked professional,
by Bruce Tyson
Created on: January 25, 2010 Last Updated: January 26, 2010
The idea of employers using the online presence of employees or potential employees doesn't seem appropriate.
Created on: January 13, 2010
Employers have a duty to themselves, their clients and their employees to ensure that the people working
Created on: May 27, 2009
One of the best things about the 21st century is the marriage between technology and the ability to
Created on: January 06, 2009
It might be kind of sketchy, it might totally screw someone who innocently posted something on one of
Created on: November 22, 2010 Last Updated: November 23, 2010
Regardless of the personal stance that an individual takes on this issue, the bottom line is that employers
Created on: January 28, 2008
It probably goes without saying that we're all on our best behavior when we know certain people are
Created on: December 19, 2007 Last Updated: October 10, 2011
Yes, employers should be allowed to use Myspace, You Tube and Facebook accounts as a basis for hiring
Created on: April 03, 2010
Since the advent of the Internet, we use more and more social networking accounts. These includes accounts
Created on: June 04, 2010 Last Updated: June 07, 2010
There should be no problem with employers checking the social networking sites in order to find out
by Jenny Tolley
Created on: December 12, 2008
When I first saw the question, "Should employers be allowed to use MySpace, YouTube and Facebook accounts
Created on: February 11, 2009 Last Updated: November 07, 2010
Scenario number one:
You are a human resources manager for a mid-sized company. You have been charged
by Josh Byrom
Created on: January 12, 2010
If an employer runs a company that is well known for being credible, and having professional
by Chris Stubbs
Created on: December 09, 2009
Hey, if I can get on at IBM with a six figure salary, I would give them permission to look in my underwear
by Ted Sherman
Created on: June 08, 2008
If an employee is taking time every day from work to play with the internet, that is certainly grounds
Created on: December 01, 2009
I have a good Myspace page and it has yet to get me hired for work. If one has such a quality page
by Julie Allen
Created on: February 25, 2009 Last Updated: March 10, 2009
I believe that it is a wonderful idea to use MySpace, Facebook, etc. as a basis for hiring a new employee
Created on: March 03, 2009
Employers face a growing challenge of wading through a sea of job applications where more and more people
Created on: November 19, 2008
The internet has revolutionized the world, because now information can be transmitted across the world
No
by Sondra Gomez
Created on: January 29, 2011 Last Updated: December 02, 2011
Social networking is not a whole lot more than social playtime, via the internet. On occasion we will
by R Shimoda
Created on: March 31, 2010 Last Updated: April 01, 2010
Unions were created to put unfair management practices in check and once again with the growing popularity
Created on: May 28, 2010
MySpace, YouTube, and Facebook are becoming a part of our social structure. Increasing numbers of people,
Created on: October 28, 2008 Last Updated: November 18, 2011
I don't believe that it would be fair for employers to use Myspace as a medium of character judgement
by Sam Walford
Created on: March 11, 2010 Last Updated: March 26, 2012
I do not believe that social networking sites are able to give employers the ability to hire from them.
by MAD
Created on: June 30, 2010
This has been an ongoing debatable topic for both employers and employees. There's the side of
Created on: October 26, 2009 Last Updated: December 21, 2010
As if we didn't have enough criteria to meet for employers, now we have to worry about them checking
by Rob Purifoy
Created on: December 22, 2007
Employers and Government are way too involved in peoples personal lives. There should be a set of methods
Created on: January 26, 2008
I love to write. It is my passion. Unfortunately, I've had a habit for over 48 years that I can't seem
Created on: December 21, 2007 Last Updated: September 18, 2010
If an employer wants to know who they are hiring, they should at least be required to get consent by
Created on: December 20, 2007 Last Updated: August 09, 2010
The whole purpose of MySpace and the like is for social interaction. Allowing employers to decide your
Created on: January 29, 2008 Last Updated: April 22, 2009
Employers have enough to worry about in this recession. There are employees filing sexual harassment,
by MaryO
Created on: July 08, 2008
One of the eroding rights in this Country is the right to personal privacy. While MySpace, Facebook
by Jo Frensham
Created on: June 04, 2009
Society is actively encouraged to use social networking sites so that this knowledge can be transferred
Created on: February 06, 2010
The Internet has become a global place where people can express their thoughts and feelings for
by Barbara Bera
Created on: December 22, 2007
It is a fact of life that everything you read in print is not necessarily the truth, the whole truth,
by Ashley Smith
Created on: October 22, 2009
No employers shouldn't be able to hire or fire on the strength of peoples social networking sites with
by Will Emaus
Created on: October 26, 2009 Last Updated: October 08, 2011
I actually voted no on whether employers should use MySpace, YouTube or Facebook accounts to hire or
Created on: December 21, 2007 Last Updated: October 02, 2010
The use of FaceBook, YouTube, and MySpace are personal and should remain just that. No company should
Created on: March 14, 2008 Last Updated: April 16, 2010
It is none of any employers business what I do outside of work.
If I am at a job where I represent my