HYDERABAD: Dr. Uzma Syed, who recently honored with “Woman of Substance” award by two leading Bollywood personalities speaks on the potential pitfalls of social media in today’s job-hunting world.
Dr. Uzma, the first-generation Indian Muslim American was born to Hyderabadi parents who immigrated from India to provide a world-class higher education for their children.
Dr. Uzma, who established a non-profit organization called Align US Inc., with the ultimate goal of helping the youth when asked on BBC about advising the students looking for a job on social media and its perils, she said that they teach them to be responsible.
She also said that the people’s footprints can be used against them and make them practice the dos and don’ts of social media.
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Earlier this month, a job application by a young woman to a marketing company went viral.
The applicant applied for a job at marketing company Kickass Masterminds but was stunned to see when the company reposted a picture of her standing in a pool and wearing a bikini from her private Instagram account.
The picture carried the following caption:
“I am looking for a professional marketer – not a bikini model. Go on with your bad self and do whatever in private. But this is not doing you any favors finding a professional job.”
The company received numerous death threats and thousands of harassing messages.