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RIGHT: Of 2,800 international college stu­dents
and young professionals surveyed,
33 percent said social media freedom in
the workplace was more important than
salary.
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LADY CARDS, PAGE 9
For like
oR money?
Social media outweighs salary for some job-seeking college grads
By Caitlyn Crenshaw
An international study published
by Cisco states that some recent col­lege
graduates are influenced more by
the use Of social media in the workplace
over salary when considering their future
job choice. The 2011 Cisco Connected
World Technology Report highlighted
·the important relationship between the
internet, especially social media, and the
corporate workplace.
The report states, "Surprisingly, only
48.3 percent of companies allow all em­ployees
access to social networking sites
while at work for non-business use."
The study emphasizes social media as an
innovative method for corporate co.m­panies
to attract and retain young talent
with innovative skills and ideas and how
young employees value the availabiliry
of social media in the workplace often
more than the prestige of their position.
Unlike the survey's conclusions that
being able to use social media in the
workplace is often more important than
salary or prestige, Sara Mancero, a senior
marketing major, said "Leave it for some
other time- a social time- not the work­place."
Many college students say that the
use of social media in the workplace,
whether restricted or not, has the poten­tial
to obstruct the efficacy of a compa­ny,
project and employee. Nick Jackson,
a junior finance and economics major,
said, "Those who are putting any type of
social media ahead of their future career
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