Social Network Effects on Career
Social Networking Effects on Career
(Make-Up)
By: Alejandra M. Teran,
Paulette Trevino,
Orlando Flores (removed from group make-up research paper)
Dr. Kai S. Koong MIS 6391.01 13 December 2012 Updated
Contents
Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………….. P3
Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… P4
Statement of Problems …………..……………………………………………………. P6
Statement of Objectives…………..…………………………………………………… P7
Methodology ………………………………………………………………………….. P8
Findings ………………………………………………………………………………. P9
Limitations ……………………………………………………………………………. P11
Conclusions and Implications………………………………………………………… P15
References …………………………………………………………………………….. P17
Appendix ..…………………………………………………………………………….. P19
Abstract
Research has demonstrated the effects of social networking can either hinder or assist with advancement on career success. However, empirical studies have demonstrated how social networking websites can influence others’ evaluation of job candidates. Much peered-reviewed literature indicates others ' judgments of characteristics or attributes of a potential employment candidate are based on information obtained from social networking sites. Often times, the evaluations gathered from networking working sites by employers about the candidate may be accurate. The Internet has changed hiring practices; however, the use of social networking sites used for recruiting, hiring or terminating an individual are relatively new. This study provides sample data to demonstrate the impact of social networking effects on career.
Introduction
A study by W. C. Jacobsen and R. Forste postulates that little is known about the influence electronic media use has on the academic and social lives of university students. Their study, titled The wired generation: academic and social outcomes of electronic media use among university students, suggests there is a “negative relationship between the use of various types of electronic media and
(Make-Up)
By: Alejandra M. Teran,
Paulette Trevino,
Orlando Flores (removed from group make-up research paper)
Dr. Kai S. Koong MIS 6391.01 13 December 2012 Updated
Contents
Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………….. P3
Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… P4
Statement of Problems …………..……………………………………………………. P6
Statement of Objectives…………..…………………………………………………… P7
Methodology ………………………………………………………………………….. P8
Findings ………………………………………………………………………………. P9
Limitations ……………………………………………………………………………. P11
Conclusions and Implications………………………………………………………… P15
References …………………………………………………………………………….. P17
Appendix ..…………………………………………………………………………….. P19
Abstract
Research has demonstrated the effects of social networking can either hinder or assist with advancement on career success. However, empirical studies have demonstrated how social networking websites can influence others’ evaluation of job candidates. Much peered-reviewed literature indicates others ' judgments of characteristics or attributes of a potential employment candidate are based on information obtained from social networking sites. Often times, the evaluations gathered from networking working sites by employers about the candidate may be accurate. The Internet has changed hiring practices; however, the use of social networking sites used for recruiting, hiring or terminating an individual are relatively new. This study provides sample data to demonstrate the impact of social networking effects on career.
Introduction
A study by W. C. Jacobsen and R. Forste postulates that little is known about the influence electronic media use has on the academic and social lives of university students. Their study, titled The wired generation: academic and social outcomes of electronic media use among university students, suggests there is a “negative relationship between the use of various types of electronic media and
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