56% Of Young Professionals Won’t Work At A Company That Bans Twitter And Facebook ⇢

Shea Bennett via AllTwitter

Cisco surveyed 2,800 college students and recently employed graduates and discovered that two thirds will actively enquire about a firm’s social media policies during a job interview, with some 56% refusing to work at a company that bans social media.

When you consider that a third of the students polled “consider the Internet to be as important as air, water, food, and shelter”, this isn’t all that surprising, especially as the internet for many young people nowadays is Facebook and Twitter.

Other key takeaways:

  • A third of the students polled prioritized social media freedom over salary
  • 4/5 students want to be able to choose the devices they use in their jobs
  • 68% of the employed graduates believe that corporate devices should be used for social media and personal use

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  1. cupid90 reblogged this from stoweboyd
  2. adamhaider said: I watched a docu. bbc.co.uk/i/b0175… that takes a look how two different leading UK companies manage their business. One of those being Innocent owned by Richard Reed. The open culture model is becoming more common among start-ups.
  3. blogishthing reblogged this from stoweboyd and added:
    I’m glad I’m part of the small percentage who doesn’t rely on social media as their main tool of communication, and the...
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    lmao, i want to work for a company wherein i am so physically busy that the idea of checking status updates won’t even...
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  8. transhumanisticpanspermia reblogged this from proletarianinstinct and added:
    Exactly how does the combination of being so addicted to the internet that you need to use it in the office, and working...
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