Ethical Issues Facing It Professionals

Ethical Issues Facing IT ProfessionalsNameInstitutional AffiliationEthical Issues Facing IT ProfessionalsThe 21st-century technological breakthrough has evolved the social media industry. Most people communicate mainly through media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram among others. With the utilization of online networks (social media), issues encompassing privacy and personal information protection has changed the recruitment procedure. For instance, the usage of Twitter and Instagram is to stay in contact with friends. Employers can also monitor these platforms to check prospective candidates and use this information to eliminate those whose social life is not as per corporate beliefs and virtues. Consequently, checking individual’s life has become an important aspect of determining and evaluating candidates, skills, and capacity among others. Therefore the determination of applicant’s online behavior is vital to avoid any activities that may jeopardize the company.Prospective employers are not completely satisfied with CV (Curriculum Vitae), resume and Academic documentations. They are usually interested in getting more information about the Potential Candidates. Utilization of aggressive tone and abusive dialect in social networking is a risk to organizations. The Human-Resource departments may not understand this on confronting a candidate on a single day meeting