After watching Don Tapscott's interview on NetGeners in this week's discussion, this article exemplifies how times have drastically changed, with social media being a major component of this social transformation. Tapscott was extremely confident about the net generation, this "babyboom echo," who are the first to grow up digital, completely changing the way we work, play, and communicate.
One thing that Tapscott did say could have a major negative impact on the net generation was the idea of privacy controls through social media networks, how an individual behaves. I thought this article would be a perfect topic for discussion, using Facebook as a prime example, it explains how the idea of a paper resume has almost become obsolete.
Facebook may be joining the ranks of online-employment brokers, which indeed would mean that the idea of a resume would be virtually non-existant in the near future. The article states:
"What hiring manager is going to make a decision based on an e-mail attachment when they can browse your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles, read the gory details in your blog and hit Google to find out more about you -- good or bad -- all in one sitting?"
This ties in directly with what Tapscott believes could pose as a serious threat to the employment process for generations to come.
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