Do you ever find yourself procrastinating from a task due to scrolling on Instagram or Facebook? Social media is a controversial topic, however, it overall has a negative impact on humans. Both sides believe they are in the right and the other is wrong, but the fact still remains that social media is not essential for a career and it steals your concentration abilities. Some people accept that social media is an advantage due to evidence proving that there are many job opportunities that can get many individuals employed, but it isn’t all that it seems to be because that claim is highly inaccurate. Many believe that social media is essential for being employed for a high paying job, such as a lawyer or doctor, but it’s very far from that. …show more content…
Companies dismiss abilities that are easy to replicate, such as making a social media account. In the article, “Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It.”, the author writes, “In a capitalist economy, the market rewards things that are rare and valuable. Social media use is decidedly not rare or valuable. Any 16-year-old with a smartphone can invent a hashtag or repost a viral article” (Newport, 2016). Cal Newport, the author of this article is a millennial computer scientist that has never had a social media account. That alone proves that you can still be successful without social media. The quote demonstrates that anyone that has access to wifi can acquire a social media account, if they really wanted to. Some popular social media platforms, but are not limited to, are Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. These platforms allow the user to post statuses and photographs so other people can view them. The claim is that social media isn’t rare or unique, since there are billions of accounts made already; it won’t make an individual stand out more than others. Furthermore, companies hiring new people for a job placement will look for one-of-a-kind candidates; something that makes them extraordinary compared to the rest, as an individual that exceeds these …show more content…
They claim this because people can get more career opportunities by the usage of social media. For example, in the text “Don’t Quit Social Media. Put It to Work for Your Career Instead.”, the author writes, “Just one platform, Facebook, has created more than 4.5 million social media indust jobs globally, according to a study conducted by Deloitte… The number of people in the creative industries, advertising and more who make a living on social media is probably much higher” (Gillooly, 2016). This quote supports the other side’s claim because people that use social media have a higher chance of receiving job opportunities and getting employed. Social media, such as Facebook, have created many social media jobs, which is why many believe that social media is beneficial for your future. I disagree with this statement because career opportunities aren't immensely infrequent. If you put in hard work, they will naturally come to you; there is no easy path. For instance, “Interesting opportunities and useful connections are not as scarce as social media proponents claim. In my own professional life, for example, as I improved my standing as an academic and a writer, I began receiving more interesting opportunities than I could handle… As you become more valuable to the marketplace, good things will find you” (Newport, 2016). Therefore, it is evident that if you have abilities, such as
Media also gives us opportunities to achieve our motivation by making money. There are large numbers of companies using media to make money. For example, advertisements we see in the television, online website in the internet and group meeting through phones and computers. Imagine that without social media, what does our society look like? For example, For HR professionals, the most efficient and important to recruit employee is by social media. Employees notice the job board and hand in their resume on companies’ website. HR professionals even recruit employee by looking for their personal website such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. They announce employee to attend interview by sending emails and phone calls. All of the jobs
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Even though social media can bring you closer to those people, it destroys the relationship with the people who are reachable. It disconnects the user from the reality. Some might oppose by saying that they can learn abundant new things from social media. Social Media is not all about bullying or insulting, but it can be about exploring new things by reading someone else’s blog or posts from a news reporter. You can learn things from it that you have never heard of.
Many people have access to social media daily. Sometimes people do not even think about how much they rely on social media. Many jobs would not exist if it were not for the social media; jobs like computer repair and even the people who created the computer and social media websites would not have jobs. People of today need to take a moment and realize and think about if all this social media use is
Individuals should understand that the use or nonuse of social media has negative and positive effects on their lives whether they recognize them or not. Students who excessively use social networking applications can be negatively affected because they are spending too much time on these applications rather than paying attention in class, completing homework, studying, s...
The way future candidates view social media has evolved drastically over the past ten years as technology has evolved. From websites like LinkedIn to Twitter, each website provides a unique opportunity for employers to view a future candidate. According to Media Bistro/Infographic, “92%of companies” use social media as an initial step to recruit future candidates. Another statistic Media Bistro/Infographic provides is that 73% of employees hire using social media and 20% of employers say it takes less time to hire via social media. What do these small statistics mean? Majority of the time if recruiters use social media, it is like an extra step to background checks and screenings before the interviews. Social Media allows for employers to have additional information of their prospective candidate before hiring. These statistics show that employers look at a person’s profile based on the information that is public or accessible; yet the employer uses that decision to hire the future candidate. Based on what a person post, there are heavy consequenc...
Social media is so popular that according to a recent article published by forbes.com, “72% of American adults are currently using social media sites; that figure has gone up 800% in just 8 years”(Olenski). Social networking was originally created to simply reconnect people with old high school pals, but in recent years it has evolved into a completely different operation. When social media first originated it was also intended for adult usage, which has in recent years expanded into the usage of all ages. Social media can create a negative affect on lives because it has been proven to be a dangerous addiction, for it takes away interpersonal relationships that are essential in life, and it has been proven to prevent people from being productive in life.
We live in a world that has become addicted and dedicated toward social media and it is driving America’s youth into the ground. Teenagers and adults are so wrapped up in social media that is runs their lives every day. Constantly people are checking their phones for the latest on social networks. They have to see pictures, tweets, statuses, comments, likes, and the list goes on and on. Social media is becoming the focus point in the modern American society that it is beginning to control people’s social skills, communication skills, and their livelihood.
...edia can lead to a ruined career. Social media impacts a lot of people's daily lives. Seventy percent of teens use social media sites, according to the article on the US Department of Labor website. Social media can be distracting, even reports show that teens who check there Facebook at least one time every fifteen minutes have low grades. This teens are more likely to display antisocial behavior, aggressive tendencies, or even anxiety. How you interact today on social media can either build or break your future opportunities. Even though social media is full of opportunities; you don't always benefit from them. Social media can change your entire outlook. It's changed my outlook, what about you? Social media is a waste of time and dangerous. Giving your time to it can literally kill you. Is social media really worth it?
Social network profiles are the most essential tool to judge job applicants because it reflects a good image of the job applicants. For example, if the company is recruiting a writer, it would be better to choose a person who has a blog web page in a blogging website such as Word-Press that shows and reflects his/her ability in writing. In addition to that, a Human Resources manager can check this person’s Facebook and Twitter in order to see his/her grammar and writing skills. This information provides accurate and complete picture about the candidate. (Fish & Lee, n.d). Moreover, social network profiles can prove the application as it shows applicant’s participation in many fields. For instance, when a recruiter enters person’s blog that includes art and design work, it will show his/her passion to work as a designer in the company. Therefore, it is important to judge applicants based on their social media profiles because it shows a good image of the person.
Most people cannot even remember the time before social media was introduced. Social media has become a big part of our everyday lives and it is hard to think of the world without it now. Nowadays the number of places where the Internet is considered necessary is growing. There are more and more cities implementing public Internet access in zones like parks or squares (Gomez-Almaguer, Acosta-Olivo, Garcia-Quintanilla, and Jaime-Perez 69). Life before social media seemed so much calmer and productive. Nowadays almost everyone has their smartphone in their pocket or sitting on their desk while they are at work. It is so easy to stop your work and grab your phone and look at your Facebook or twitter application and get stuck on it for an
Social Media has evolved magnificently since the first email sent in 1971. Social media is any form of website or application which enables us to share content with one another with a simple sharing tool. Social media has become an addiction for most, if you were to ask the average student if they were connected to a social networking site, about 73 percent would reply with a yes. In addition, about 63 percent of people log on to a social media site daily and on average 40 percent log on multiple times a day. Everyone has their own reasons for the use of social media, which could include shopping, research, or other personal reasons like venting and status updates.
Started as a way for individuals to communicate and connect with one another over the internet, social media has evolved into a valuable tool for business. Social media is not only beneficial to modern businesses, but necessary. The biggest reason social media is so important to businesses is the size of the audience that they can reach. From a public relations standpoint, social media is a very powerful tool. It allows a company to instantly reach out to the public and receive feedback just as quickly.
In the end, social media provide a way of keeping in relations with friends, also allow many companies to reach a large number of costumers and to be more productivity. At the same time, media are changing the ways in which we communicate and interact with others. Social media is a very interesting thing in our life. It was made for the free exchange of lots of information all around the world without boundaries but we have to know well how and why to use these media.
Masuma Ahuja, journalist from the Washington Post, said “Teens today, also known as the Facebook Generation or ‘digital natives,’ are part of the first U.S. generation to be so closely identified with technology (Ahuja 3).” Many people believe that social media tends to distract students. With the increasing technological advances, students are encouraged and even required to take part in social media. Social media is a part almost many aspects of a teens life. Social media applications such as Instagram, twitter, snap chat, Facebook, vine, and many more are changing the way teens are interacting which can result in academic struggles. Social media is having a negative affect on students by distracting them from their work and prohibiting them from using their full potential in the classroom and at home.