Social Media in the Workplace

BUSINESS OR PLEASURE? SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE WORKPLACE 47% > are concerned that mixing personal and professional connections could cause problems in the workplace ADVERSE EFFECTS ON WORK 43% More than four in 10 agree that the use of social media at work negatively impacts productivity. Baby Boomers are the most skeptical with almost half (49%) showing concern. 29% HAVING A PRESENCE AA на For employers, there is growing pressure to align their social media activities to attract future talent. More than one-quarter of workers feel it's important that their employer has a social media presence. 48% USING 36% THEIR NETWORKS When making career/employment decisions, significantly more professional and technical workers are likely to use their network of friends and colleagues than non-P/T workers. non-P/T workers P/T workers 30% FEEL IT'S АССЕРТАВLE то FOR PERSONAL USE AT WORK SOCIAL MEDIA AT WORK (BY REGION) AMERICAS EUROPE ASIA-PACIFIC 6% 16% 13% 31% 48% 18% O % who think it is acceptable to use social media for personal use at work O % who have been told to stop using social media at work 36% 30% GEN Y O Gen Y O Gen X O Baby Boomers are the most accepting of the personal use of social media at work. THUMBS DOWN 56% 55% More than half don't believe employers have the right to view personal social media pages (56%). Nor do they approve of prospective employers viewing their pages as a hiring tool (55%). SHARING OPINIONS Almost one-quarter believe it's acceptable to share opinions about work via social media. This 24% is most apparent in the Asia- Pacific region (36%). KELLY. 0 2012 Kaly Sonvis, X1038 1llo