Like Jeff Cain I came out quite empty when I searched Internet for e-professionalism, save references to Jeff Cain and to his article Online Social Networking Issues Within Academia and Pharmacy Education in American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education that states all the basics, I presume all social media related studies should began with.
To quote the obvious: one should think before one acts, for Facebook pages, blogs and other social medium are not only viewed by ones private life friends but also employers, relatives (yes, somebody can actually print out your post and hand it to your mom), marketers trying to sell one something and possibly also criminals and con artists, that can use this information for questionable deeds that can cause one serious harm. The conclusions drawn for pharmacy students hold true for social media and any other faculty as well.
For example a HR executive from TeliaSonera related company told the press quite openly that they search online forums and social media for background information prior even considering one for the post. The whine about ones employer, a blog post on a conned vacation, when company thinks one is at a sick leave, a picture of somebody intoxicated or sleeping with a face in a plate can seem funny at present but probably will destroy every good career option for ever.
Thus I strongly agree with dr. Cain that all students using social networks should do it cautiously for besides the obvious gain in social capital that these networks give they also possess a danger to ones imago if used carelessly and without guided me 2.0 building in sense that one only posts what one knows one will benefit from in the future.
To quote the obvious: one should think before one acts, for Facebook pages, blogs and other social medium are not only viewed by ones private life friends but also employers, relatives (yes, somebody can actually print out your post and hand it to your mom), marketers trying to sell one something and possibly also criminals and con artists, that can use this information for questionable deeds that can cause one serious harm. The conclusions drawn for pharmacy students hold true for social media and any other faculty as well.
For example a HR executive from TeliaSonera related company told the press quite openly that they search online forums and social media for background information prior even considering one for the post. The whine about ones employer, a blog post on a conned vacation, when company thinks one is at a sick leave, a picture of somebody intoxicated or sleeping with a face in a plate can seem funny at present but probably will destroy every good career option for ever.
Thus I strongly agree with dr. Cain that all students using social networks should do it cautiously for besides the obvious gain in social capital that these networks give they also possess a danger to ones imago if used carelessly and without guided me 2.0 building in sense that one only posts what one knows one will benefit from in the future.
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