Watch what you post on social media

A new study done in 2013 by Digital Trends shows that people still don’t understand what they do with electronic media can cost them their jobs. I’ve posted a picture with some inappropriate tweets people have made which could easily get them fired. 

Link to the full article: http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/yes-for-the-last-time-your-potential-employers-are-judging-you-by-what-you-put-on-facebook/

Here are some things on how to be professional when using any electronic media:

1. Guide yourself as you would in a face-to-face conversation. i.e Using proper etiquette and language.


2. Take into consideration that information sent or posted electronically can stay peremant and give access to people even after being removed.


3. Alert colleagues of inappropriate content relating to them.


4. Conduct your personal information - ask others to remove undesirable content relating to you, and request that your name be “tagged” only with your permission.


5. Before engaging in online communication or posting photos, ask yourself if it would reflect poorly on you. If so, refrain from doing so.

 

Intro

Welcome to my blog. My name is Stesan Sinnathurai, currently enrolled in my 1st year 2nd semester at Sheridan College in the Business Administration-General Program. For my business communications class we were supposed to start our own blog on one of the topics given to us. So here's my blog on the do's and don'ts of electronic media in the professional working world. Hope you all enjoy this blog.