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Is This You? Internet Safety
Daywww.donthate.co.uk
Research from a global security software company discovered that more than 90% of human resources professionals search for unprotected social media profiles in order to assess a
candidate`s suitability.
Did You Know?
Would you post this?
It is legal for employers to search social media sites,
providing they do not discriminate based on race
and gender. They can choose not to give you a job based
on your profile!
Did You Know?
Job seekers were being found out for lying about their
qualifications with employers checking their facebook
pages to see if their online details matched their resume.
Did You Know?
13% of potential employees were dismissed for making racist comments, and 9%
were overlooked for displaying racy photos on
their facebook page.
Is This You?
1 in 10 were knocked back for boasting about
drinking and drugs online.
Almost half of employers have rejected a potential
worker after finding incriminating material
on their facebook pages.
Did You Know?
Have You Posted Similar Content?
Remember that nothing you write on the Web is completely private.
Top Tip
A case study has shown that employees have lost their job
due to posting negative comments regarding their job
or boss.
Did You Know?
Protect your digital reputation: don’t put anything online that you
wouldn’t want your friends, family, colleagues and employers to see.
Protect your personal social media or other internet accounts with
privacy settings.
Top Tip
Never give out personal information online to
somebody you don’t know or post it publicly.
Top Tip
Look for ‘Settings’ or ‘Options’ on social media sites to
manage who can see your profile or photos tagged with your name and control how
people can make comments.
Top Tip
Be selective about the friends you accept.
Regularly assess who has access to your
pages.
Top Tip
Discover what is on the Internet about you and
periodically evaluate what you find. Create a positive
reputation of yourself!
Top Tip
Do not let peer pressure or what other people are
doing on social networking sites convince you to do something you are not
comfortable with.
Top Tip
Research taken out amongst students at the University of Gloucestershire shows that just under 40% have never
considered an employer looking at their social
networking sites.
Direct From You..
60% of students at the University of Gloucestershire do not always consider what
they put on their social networking sites.
Direct From You..