a.k.a. How Facebook can jeopardize your employability, ruin your career, and destroy your future! This is a MBA class presentation done for the subject Human Resource Management (HRM) on the practice of checking out background of job candidates using social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

1. Are you on

2. You not only miss Farmville…

3. 神來也麻將 (God Come Also Mahjong)

4. But also the Megan Fox’es…

5. and all Leng Chai’s!

6. Background check using social media Soo Chee Kiong, Ricky (GM03836)

7. a.k.a. How Facebook can jeopardize your employability!

13. Examples of social media

14. Use of social media

15. Employer Branding

16. Recruitment

17. Selection

20. Access your profile

24. Don’t put your clubbing photos!

26. Candidate A

27. Candidate B

28. Candidate C

29. Candidate D

30. Selection based on look

31. Selection NOT based on look

32. Stereotypes

33. Dilemma of choice

36. STOP discrimination!

38. Background investigation – social media Standard Rating Reliability Low – Subjective Validity Low – Non-relevant info Generalizability Low – Not for all jobs Utility Low to medium – Some jobs only Legality Big question mark!

42. Handle with care!

43. Don’t throw baby with bathwater

44. Guard our privacy

45. Don’t leave unnecessary digital footprint

46. Social media for personal branding

47. Thank you!