HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR JOB SEARCH
TECHNICIAN
wednesday More than ever, social media is crucial to getting hired. october
2 % OF RECRUITERS LOOK AT SOCIAL PROFILES. 2013
86
Which social media channels are they using most?
78%
technicianonline.com
% 93 87 %
55%
% 66 55 %
% 54 47 45 Raleigh, North Carolina %
%
Government shutdown hits NCSU Jason Katz Deputy News Editor
T he U.S. gover nment ceased all non-critical federally-funded operations Tuesday for the first time since 1995, and the effects can be felt throughout the nation and in North Carolina, including at N.C. State. Government officials said the shutdown could affect about 6,000 state government workers who receive funding from the federal government, according to The News & Observer. Terri L. Lomax, the vice chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development at N.C. State, said the shutdown affects employees funded by the government
and could impact research at the University. “There are immediate effects for anyone who is a federal employee, which we have some on staff at N.C. State,” Lomax said. “They are furloughed now already.” The United States Department of Agriculture, which has an office on Centennial Campus, is a federal agency that has been impacted by the shutdown. The USDA’s website is down, which said, “due to the lapse in federal government funding, this website is not available,” on the homepage. According to Lomax, some of the University’s research projects might be in jeopardy if the government remains inactive for a long period of
Democrats run ads criticizing cuts to N.C. public education Jacqueline Lee Correspondent
The North Carolina Democratic Party posted advertisements in newspapers across the state last week criticizing Republican lawmakers for their cuts to public education. According to Micah Beasley, a spokesman for the North Carolina Democratic Party, the party bought the ads because Republicans in the General Assembly passed a budget that cut about half a billion dollars to public schools and universities. “We wanted to lay out plainly the negative effects of Gov. [Pat] McCrory and Republican legislators turning their backs on public education in our state,” Beasley said. “From increased classroom sizes, to aging textbooks and dwindling supplies, these cuts are felt profoundly from pre-K all the way up to our public universities. Voters need to know this and they need to understand it.” The advertisement’s message criticizes the Republicans in Raleigh for prohibiting pay increases for teachers, causing overcrowding
in classrooms with budget cuts, cutting textbooks and supplies, getting rid of bonus pay for teachers with a master’s degree and eliminating the annual sales tax holiday. The ad also opposed a proposed voucher plan to take money away from public schools to benefit private schools, according to Beasley. However, North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Claude Pope criticized the advertisement. Gov. McCrory inherited former Gov. Bev Perdue’s budget problems, Pope said. “The attack ad is ironic, given the fact that it was Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s disastrous mismanagement of the state budget that led to decreasing teacher pay in comparison to other states,” Pope said. “Although Gov. McCrory was handed a budget mess, he and the General Assembly have worked diligently to clean it up, and in the process they have kept education funding steady while giving parents more
ADS continued page 3
time. Lomax said research grants that started in the last fiscal year would not be immediately affected and will proceed normally for now. But research can’t continue indefinitely because eventually they won’t be getting reimbursed by the federal government. “We won’t be getting any new grants [if the shutdown continues],” Lomax said. “We won’t be able to submit any proposals for new grants, and we also won’t be able to do changes for renewals on current grants as long as the government is shutdown.” Lomax said that there are some deadlines coming in the near future that are casting doubt about what is going
Employers don't just use social media to screen candidates. They're also using these sites to identify and recruit new hires. Deleting your profiles is no longer an option. Persona can help turn your social media into a professional asset.
2010 2011 2012
2010 2011 2012
2010 2011 2012
to happen with current and government shutdown, the state budget.’’ Source: http://web.jobvite.com/rs/jobvite/images/Jobvite_2012_Social_Recruiting_Survey.pdf future grants. ability of schools and the dePresident Barack Obama “It’s a wait and see situa- partment to work on complex issued a statement Tuesday tion, but it’s certainly a level student or borrower issues to all government employees of stress for our researchers would be a problem.” and urged Congress to rethat they don’t need,” Lomax open the federal government. said. According to The News & “I want you to know that However, the University Observer, Gov. Pat McCrory I will keep working to get and students shouldn’t haveFacebook was in meetings % all day Tues- Congress to reopen the Govto worry about financial aid, day, awaiting instruction ernment, restart vital services LinkedIn at least for now. from the federal % government that the American people According to Inside Higher about what critical programs depend on and allow pubFriends/ contacts presidentTwitter Ed, Justin Draeger, will still be%funded through- lic servants who have been of the National Association out the shutdown. sent home to return work,” of Student Financial Aid “We have to make sure Obama said in the statement. Administrators, said institu- the functions that are critiLomax said that there has Source: http://blog.jobvite.com/2012/01/infographic-the-social-job-seeker/ Source: http://blog.jobvite.com/2012/01/infographic-the-social-job-seeker/ tions administering financial cal remain open,” McCrory been no indication of how aid should not be affected told The News & Observer. long this shutdown will last. much. “But at the same time we are “If you’re watching CNN, “If we have a brief govern- not spending money that the or whatever [news program], ment shutdown, I’d say the state does not have that the your guess is as good as ours,” concern is pretty minimal,” federal government has re- Lomax said. Draeger told Inside Higher sponsibility for because this Ed. “If we get into a prolonged could have an impact on our
JOB SEEKERS USE MULTIPLE SOCIAL NETWORKS TO EARN VALUABLE REFERRALS.
88 71 63
WHAT DO STUDENTS FEAR?
42
In fact, 36 MILLION AMERICANS were hired via a referral on social media.
WHO DO THEY FRIEND?
84
%
%
of Millennials include at least one employee in their Facebook networks
of students fear that information they posted on social networks might
Students and employers disagree on % damage what’s appropriate for social30media of people are likely to friend their boss.
their job prospects
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/29/facebook.job-seekers/index.html
Marty DeFrancesco Staff Writer College students and job recruiters have different opinions on what constitutes an appropriate Facebook post, according to a recent study. Persona, Inc., a Seattlebased social media utility focused on protecting users’ professional reputations in social media, conducted a survey sampling 500 college juniors and seniors. The study indicated 57 percent of college students do not think they have inappropriate material on their Facebook pages. However, according to a previous CNN poll, 69 percent of employers have rejected applicants based on their social media activity. John Wolfe, a senior in criminology, is among that 57 percent. “I know I don’t have any inappropriate pictures, but I do know some kids who are on the borderline,” Wolfe said. According to Persona Founder and CEO Lee Sherman, those on that “border-
Problem is, they don’t safeguard content from their colleagues.
Source: http://www.womenpoweringbusiness.com/should-you-friend-your-colleagues/ http://mediacenter.avg.com/en/news/one-quarter-of-18-25-year-olds-are- facebookfriends-with-the-boss.html
THE MOST DAMAGING CONTENT
recruiters & hiring managers see on social networks
78 % 66 % 61 % 47 %
Illegal Drug Use Adult Content (Sexual nature) Profanity Alcohol Consumption Source: http://web.jobvite.com/rs/jobvite/images/Jobvite_2012_Social_Recruiting_Survey.pdf
GRAPHIC COURTESY OF PERSONA, INC.
According to a study by Persona, Inc., 69 percent of employers have rejected job applicants due to their social media activity.
line” need to be proactive in preserving their professional reputation. In a press release last month, Sherman offered advice to college students preparing to enter the job market, saying that “Facebook never forgets,” and asking students to check their past social media histories. “[Students] must be aware that recruiters will ... go back in time to earlier posts. No one, not even the most care-
Students and faculty combat addiction
ful candidate, wants recruiters to see photos or posts of them from their teenage years. Monitor content now, and go back in time to delete content from the early days,” Sherman said according to the Persona website. However, Sherman also advised students to take advantage of the opportunity social media provides in the employment process. “Employers hire people they like and want to spend
time with,” Sherman said. “[Job-seekers] should use Facebook to get an advantage before the interview” and to “showcase personal experiences”. Some students, like Christian Solorzano (as well as 58 percent of those surveyed), choose to keep their Facebook set to “private” as their only line of defense against the threat of recruiters find-
RECESSION continued page 3
insidetechnician
Sarah Ray Correspondent
In the midst of government plans to cut funding for addiction clinics, the Student Health Center is working with students to try and help others on campus manage substance abuse. The Health Promotion Office and the Counseling Center, located within the Student Health Center, to provide treatment and counseling for students addicted to drugs or alcohol. Chris Campau, a nondegree-seeking student who dealt with drug and alcohol
THERAPY continued page 2
Salsabor celebration brings Latino culture to campus See page 5.
VICTORIA CROCKER/TECHNICIAN
Assistant Director of Health Promotion, Chris Austin, is helping students deal with substance abuse problems. Austin also attempts to reduce drug and alcohol issues among the student body by teaching harm reduction.
viewpoint 4 bienvenidos 5 classifieds 7 sports 8