Social Media and Recruitment 

Social Media and Recruitment 

Our daily life now includes social media. According to Pew Research Center (2019), 7 out of 10 Americans have at least one social media account. The Society of Human Resource (HR) Managers report that 84% of HR managers use social media when recruiting (2017).

Research HR managers' use of social media in recruiting. Choose a position, and discuss your answer:

• FOR argument: Yes, HR managers should use social media with recruiting. Why? How should HR managers use social media in recruiting?
• AGAINST argument: No, HR managers should not use social media with recruiting. Why?

For additional information, refer to this fact sheet from the Pew Research Center.

200-250 words

ExpectationPoints PossiblePoints EarnedCommentsApplication of Learning Material Content: Post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content.

20

Application of Course Knowledge: Post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from personal experience or examples from discipline.

20

DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community.

20

Organization: Post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic.

8

Professional Language: Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is not required.)

7

Total Points