Podcast Research: Relating to Online Communication

 Hi everyone! This week, I listened to this podcast: 

https://modern-mentor.simplecast.com/episodes/562-use-online-nonverbal-communication-XgKmS6Hw

It explains how online nonverbal communication is extremely relevant in all aspects of life and social media. It focuses on social media and job-hunting. In the beginning of the podcast, the speaker states "When you start a new job, within moments your bosses and coworkers have googled you, bing-ed you, Facebook-ed you, LinkedIn-you, and Instagram-ed you. They've read what you've written, they've seen your poetry blog. Which means that all of it, every single bit, will factor into how they perceive you" [Use online nonverbal communication]. 

This relates very similarly to what we learned specifically in week 5, when we learned about online reputation, essentially when job hunting. In an article that we read that week, called "How An Online Reputation Can Hurt Your Job Hunt" by Deborah L Jacobs, she writes, "In fact, 90% of executive recruiters say they conduct online research of potential candidates, according to ExecuNet. Up to 70% of employers who have used LinkedIn say they've chosen not to hire a person based on what they've found out about them online" (Jacobs 2013). 

To go more in depth, what we put out on the internet will ALWAYS be there, the delete button will NEVER permanently delete something, whether it says it will or won't. These days, people often forget how their social media platforms will affect their job hunt, and more often than not, that is the first thing that an employer sees of you, so it's smart to be smart on the internet. Your digital footprint is more real than you think!