I was amazed by the vast amount of ethical issues which were covered in topic four’s discussion, so much so that I decided to gather all the ideas that we, as a group, explored in the diagram below. I chose to focus on a specific area involving online privacy: whether or not our potential employer … More Final thoughts on the ethics involved in the use of social media

During topic three’s discussion of developing an authentic online profile, I touched on the fact that 93% of recruiters are using or planning on using social media in their recruitment efforts (Jobvite, 2014). Is this ethical? Do our potential employers have the right to spy on us? “Yes, why not?” As Lauren Riley (2014) points out, … More Do our potential employers have the right to spy on us?