Social Networking Sites (SNSs), such as Facebook and Twitter, are valuable tools to build career profiles and discover job opportunities. However, evidence suggests that employers also use this sites to assist with HR decisions, including the evaluation and screening of job candidates. Are employers justified in using SNSs to make such decisions or is this simply an invasion of privacy. Please don’t exceed 1400 words and use APA referencing.

Social Networking

Read at least three articles that are no more than 12 months old. Apply the content from the articles to social networking.

The following requirements must be met:

Use an appropriate number of references to support your position, and defend your arguments. The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may be used, and non-credible and opinion based sources that may not be used.
Primary sources such as government websites (United States Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World Bank), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library) and Google Scholar.
Secondary and credible sources such as CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, trade journals, and publications in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library).
Non-credible and opinion based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. should not be used.
Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased statements, information, etc.) in the paper and list each source on a reference page using APA style. An overview of APA 6th edition in-text citations, formatting, reference list, and style is provided here.