I attended an HR Conference earlier this year.  Invariably every session seemed to cover or circle back to social networking and how as a recruiter you need to be “out there” in all the social media.  And here I thought I was covered with Linkedin!   Evidently I was way behind.  So, with some trepidation, I took the plunge and set up a Facebook account.  I can’t say I have found a new hire, but I have not flooded my Status with IT Requests just yet. I am saving up for a really good one! I did run across an article which reported several Tweets and Status Updates which actually cost an employee their job.    One Tweet expounded on how great the job was under the influence of marijuana.   There was also the facebook story of an employee calling in sick with a family emergency. His boss was not happy with his posting pictures of his Halloween costume from the party he happened to attend at the same time as the “family emergency”

I still can’t come up with a solid reason why I need to Twitter and am glad to hear that a large percentage of folks who do have rated the content as useless blabber. 

Another issue is the friends you invite and what they post.   That long lost friend from high school, 20 years removed just may create perception problems for you in the event they post some not so flattering picture or remark that associates itself  in some way shape or form to you.  Hopefully folks cruising Facebook will exercise some give and take on passing judgment, but if you are on facebook be cognizant of what is on your site from time to time.

Happy Thanksgiving!