Public Perception and Our Online Lives
I am always curious about the way people handle and deal with public perception. A large portion of our lives is spent crafting and developing what we think is the perfect representation of who we really are. What about our online lives? Social media applications like Facebook and Twitter have made it easy for users to create “online persona’s” where both public and private details are shared and are made readily available. Everyday details such as what folks are having for breakfast, the gift they just bought for a significant other, or the music that their listening to. Some folks are a little more generous with their lives sharing details involving who their dating and even exposing details of painful break-ups as a warning to others who may consider dating the same person.
Recently job recruiters and headhunter’s say more than ever that it’s is important to be conscience of the information that we place online. Why? Employers have admitted that they frequently search the net for information on their current employees. HR representatives have also said that they not only do criminal background checks and drug testing, they also admit to running prospective employees names through search engines to see what their online lives are like and if they are a good fit for the hiring company.
With all of this sharing of information, I’m interested in the answers to the following questions:
1) How Do People Perceive Us?
2) Are Our Online Persona’s A True Representation of Who We Really Are?
3) Should Our Online Lives Be Considered By Companies When Making Hiring Decisions?
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