The Effects of Social Media Posts

Why Your Social Media Posts could influence your future

Social Media posts can affect your future in many ways that you may not know can. Whether it is a college or university you applied to or a simple job you wanted to get hired at. For example, if you’re applying to a large well-known company like Google or Facebook, they wouldn’t really enjoy seeing a post of you heavily drinking or smoking. These companies want people who can represent their company positively and it doesn’t come as a surprise that they would do heavy background checking in order to verify that. In fact, according to an article by the Kewlshop, 31% of employers screen their applicants using social media! The same goes for many important universities or colleges, as they want educated and friendly people to represent their school’s reputation.

Companies and Businesses Scouting

Many companies and businesses are starting to do online social media background checks more and more as time progresses. These background checks can either be conducted by the employer manually or with a very effective company named, “Social Intelligence Corporation.” According to a written article by Balance Careers, this company conducts in-depth research on the applicant’s social media and other websites the applicant might have been active on; the company goes as far as to look in the deep web for any negative connections with the applicant.

Schools and Colleges Scouting

As workplaces conduct background checks on their applicants to make sure they get friendly, effective employees, colleges and/or universities do the same, but, to make sure their students are non-harmful to the campus. In fact, an article by Consumer Reports states, “In 2016 about one-third of the 365 respondents, who were drawn from highly ranked schools, reported checking social media sites to assess applicants.” Although universities or colleges don’t go as far as to check the deep web of their applicants, they do check for any major red flags on their social media. For example, any racist or sexist implications on their Twitter, Instagram, or any other social media platform. This has affected many applicants opportunity to get into their favorite university lots of time, as some students represented negative feelings towards minorities which the school did not accept.