Deck 8: Social Media E-HRM

Question 1

_________ generally focus on a user's professional identity and network, and users generally share information that aligns with this focus, such as education, work experience, skills, and recommendations.

A) Personal social media platforms
B) Learning platforms
C) e-Talent platforms
D) Professional social media platforms

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Informers are Social Media users who …

A) pose frequent questions to their networks
B) provide their network with novel and unique information
C) are on social media just as frequently, but as passive consumers of others' content, rather than active producers of content
D) are almost constantly on social media and post content multiple times per day

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Lurkers are Social Media users who …

A) pose frequent questions to their networks
B) provide their network with novel and unique information
C) are on social media just as frequently, but as passive consumers of others' content, rather than active producers of content
D) are almost constantly on social media and post content multiple times per day

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Quizzers are Social Media users who …

A) pose frequent questions to their networks
B) provide their network with novel and unique information
C) are on social media just as frequently, but as passive consumers of others' content, rather than active producers of content
D) are almost constantly on social media and post content multiple times per day

Question 5

Ultras are Social Media users who …

A) pose frequent questions to their networks
B) provide their network with novel and unique information
C) are on social media just as frequently, but as passive consumers of others' content, rather than active producers of content
D) are almost constantly on social media and post content multiple times per day

Question 6

_______ are much more comfortable with social media technologies and how to use them.

A) Generation X
B) Digital natives
C) Baby Boomers
D) Digital immigrants

Question 7

A height requirement for a certain job is an example of …

A) intentional discrimination
B) retaliation
C) unintentional discrimination
D) privacy concerns

Question 8

Which HR function uses marketing ideas in social media to target potential employees?

A) recruitment
B) onboarding/socialization
C) employee development
D) performance management/discipline

Question 9

Which HR function could add newly-hired employees to a company-specific social media network to aid in embedding the new employee into the organization?

A) recruitment
B) onboarding/socialization
C) employee development
D) performance management/discipline

Question 10

Which HR function may use social media to train employees to better meet current job demands?

A) recruitment
B) onboarding/socialization
C) employee development
D) performance management/discipline

Question 11

Social media refer to

A) Online digital platforms
B) Facebook and Linked In
C) Social clubs in the workplace
D) Social clubs in community

Question 12

In social media, users

A) Create content
B) Are provided content
C) Cannot see content
D) Purchase content

Question 13

Digital natives are

A) Unfamiliar with social media
B) Untouched by social media
C) Well versed with social media
D) Unreachable by social media

Question 14

Mixing professional and personal identity in social media is

A) Highly recommended
B) Not recommended
C) Inevitable
D) Common

Question 15

The advantage of social media in recruitment is the possibility to

A) Develop employer brand
B) Attract Passive applicants
C) Focus on specific audience
D) All of the above

Question 16

Potential for invasion of privacy in social media is

A) Very rare
B) A real possibility
C) Effectively banned by government legislation
D) Always well addressed by service providers

Question 17

You are attending an employment interview and you are asked to reveal the password to your Facebook account.

A) Employer has the right to seek access to your social media account
B) Government legislation allows employers to seek access
C) You have a right to refuse to provide access
D) A and B

Question 18

You make derogatory comments on the business practices of your employer in social media.

A) The employer may have a right to take disciplinary action against you
B) The employer has no right to take disciplinary action against you
C) Who cares?
D) You are protected by freedom of speech

Question 19

A social media policy should include

A) general guidelines for appropriate social media behaviors
B) specifics regarding appropriate and inappropriate social media behaviors
C) procedures for violations of the policy
D) All of the above

Question 20

The comments you make on your social media account

A) May potentially remain forever as your digital footprints
B) Cannot be traced once deleted
C) Cannot be taken seriously by employers
D) Are not subjected to privacy settings

Question 21

Social media refer to

A) Online digital platforms
B) Facebook and Linked In
C) Social clubs in the workplace
D) Social clubs in community

Question 22

In social media, users

A) Create content
B) Are provided content
C) Cannot see content
D) Purchase content

Question 23

Digital natives are

A) Unfamiliar with social media
B) Untouched by social media
C) Well versed with social media
D) Unreachable by social media

Question 24

Mixing professional and personal identity in social media is

A) Highly recommended
B) Not recommended
C) Inevitable
D) Common

Question 25

The advantage of social media in recruitment is the possibility to

A) Develop employer brand
B) Attract Passive applicants
C) Focus on specific audience
D) All of the above

Question 26

Potential for invasion of privacy in social media is

A) Very rare
B) A real possibility
C) Effectively banned by government legislation
D) Always well addressed by service providers

Question 27

You are attending an employment interview and you are asked to reveal the password to your Facebook account.

A) Employer has the right to seek access to your social media account
B) Government legislation allows employers to seek access
C) You have a right to refuse to provide access
D) A and B

Question 28

You make derogatory comments on the business practices of your employer in social media.

A) The employer may have a right to take disciplinary action against you
B) The employer has no right to take disciplinary action against you
C) Who cares?
D) You are protected by freedom of speech

Question 29

A social media policy should include

A) general guidelines for appropriate social media behaviors
B) specifics regarding appropriate and inappropriate social media behaviors
C) procedures for violations of the policy
D) All of the above

Question 30

The comments you make on your social media account

A) May potentially remain forever as your digital footprints
B) Cannot be traced once deleted
C) Cannot be taken seriously by employers
D) Are not subjected to privacy settings

Question 31

How is social media used in recruitment?

Question 32

Discuss the differences between professional vs. personal social media platforms.

Question 33

Discuss the legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of social media in selection.

Question 34

Why is it important for an organization to have a social media policy?

Question 35

What are the opportunities and challenges that social media presents for onboarding and socialization of new employees into an organization?