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I’m in a team assignment for a podcast assignment and I need to write part of the script

Our topic is about social media screening in job recruitment

I’m in charge of talking about the pros and cons about social media screening, on the recruiter point of view So basically just write about that

Feel free to use outside sources or current events to support your claim

Screening Candidates using social media

Although social media may seem like a new trend, Facebook and other sites actually stemmed from many centuries of social media development. According to Drew Hendricks, the first form of social media was Six Degrees, which was invented in 1997. This allowed you to create a profile and make friends with other users, which is what many sites are still doing today. Although you may have never heard of Six Degrees, it was very popular until 1999, when blogging sites were created. From these blogging sites, the social media sensation started. After this, MySpace was created, then LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and all other forms of social media many of us use today. In recent years, social media has become increasingly prominent, and is used by many employers. I myself, know I use at least 4 forms of social media every day, and many others do as well. The average person spends almost 2 hours on social media each day, usually more. From an employers standpoint, there are many pitfalls to the social media epidemic, but also many benefits. Some of these pitfalls include a loss of productivity and also legal issues that may arise from it. Some benefits include screening potential candidates, and also using it for free marketing. Today we will focus on screening potential candidates and why it is necessary in the workforce.

ASSIGNMENT

Why I think screening is good/bad? (recruiter POV)

- feel free to use current even.