How to build a crappy workforce
That’s what will happen if you ban social media. And now there’s proof to back that up.
It’s simple.
If you are eager to employ second-rate employees and cannot wait to build a team of D-players, just ban Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks at your office.
As I have heard many times from young people, social networking is their preferred method of communication. Banning these tools is a sure way to have the best candidates reconsider working for you.
Finally here is some proof
To demonstrate the role of the network in young people’s lives, Cisco commissioned an international workforce study of nearly 3,000 college students and recently employed college graduates, many working in their first full-time jobs.
Here are the findings I find most interesting:
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