Social networking involves connecting with others online through sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and blogs. During economic downturns when unemployment rises, more people use social networking for job searching and networking. However, some have faced termination for content posted on their personal social media accounts, even if posted during non-work time, raising questions around privacy and employers monitoring off-duty activities. Opinions vary on whether such terminations are justified.

2. What Is Social Networking?

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5. During this uncertain
economy, the staggering
rise in unemployment has
led to an increase in the
use of social networking
for job searches.

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9. Colleagues
can
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you and
highlight your
work ethics

10. The ALA’s
Facebook
Page has a
thread on
it’s
discussion
board for
Library Jobs

12. Ellen Simonetti, who writes
the Diary of Flight
Attendant,
Attendant has been fired
by Delta Airlines because Do you think she
she posted pictures of should have been
herself in uniform
uniform. fired because of this
picture?

13. http://www.zazzle.com/i_got_fired_because_of_
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You can even buy a
t-shirt about being fired
because of MySpace.

14. you can also see a video of her being
interviewed on the NBC quot;Today Showquot; on
3-3-08 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22543456/
Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, (of Arlington, Oregon) said
that the pictures were “taken before she was elected mayor
taken
three years ago, and she saw no reason to remove them from
the Internet after taking office. quot;That's my personal life,quot; she
said. quot;It has nothing to do with my mayor's p
g y y position.quot;

15. Survey of articles, videos, and studies
relevant to this topic
Interviews with job seekers, recruiters,
and a career social networker
LinkedIn Poll
My own experiences

17. Example of a “Resume Word Cloud”

18. Should blogging and other social
networking activities be grounds for
termination?
What if the activities are conducted
outside
o tside of the office, not work related,
office ork related
and on ones free time?