Connected Employees: Useful or Liability?
We loved the post by Lisa Barone, who went out and asked the following question:
If you were an employer looking to hire me, would you be concerned about my crazy daytime Twittering or be impressed that I am connected?I think this is an extremely relevant question in connected age. While I personally don't use facebook or "twitter", I believe that it is critical that individuals are connected in both their personal and professional lives. It just creates happier employees and we all know that happy employees are good for business.
Obviously, if the employee "twittered" all day and wasn't productive this would be an issue for any employer. But a productive "twitterer" I would have no issue with!
Have a look at the responses that Lisa has had to her question and read her post – it is very well written.
Comments
Ha! This is something I've considered and one of the many reasons why I finally made myself *delete* the old Twitter account. I really do think it can be a terrible distraction. (Some of us just aren't as disciplined as others.)
Sometimes I worry about my LinkedIn page. Will maintaining my LinkedIn profile make my employers think I am looking for other jobs behind their back?
Posted by: Amy | April 10, 2008 11:09 PM