Social Media Infiltrating Canadian Workplaces but Its Impact on Productivity Is Causing Unease, According to Annual Survey by Kelly Services®
Latest Findings From the Kelly Global Workforce Index(TM)
Approximately 54 percent of survey respondents believe that mixing personal and professional connections through social media can cause problems in the workplace.
The findings are part of the latest survey results from the Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI), an annual survey conducted by
"For many workers, social media has become a tool to help them make career decisions and to search for jobs," said
With the talent war for highly-skilled workers in full swing, it's important to note that more employees with professional and technical skill sets feel it is acceptable to use social media for personal use at work (17 percent) compared to those without these skill sets (12 percent).
Results of the survey in
- Among the main workforce generations, 16 percent of Gen Y (aged 19-30) believe it is acceptable to use social media for personal use while at work, compared with 14 percent of Gen X (aged 31-48) and 11 percent of Baby Boomers (aged 49-66).
- 16 percent feel it is acceptable to share opinions about work with friends and colleagues on social media.
- Just 5 percent of employees have been told to stop using social media at work.
- One-third of respondents are more inclined to search for jobs using social media rather than through traditional methods such as newspapers, online job boards and recruitment firms.
"From the employer's perspective, the saturation of social media in the workplace is occurring faster than any rules designed to manage it," Supancich said. "While many employees are quick to see the benefits, managers are grappling with a host of complex issues relating to privacy, monitoring, and control of sensitive business information."
Complete findings are published in a new report, When Two Worlds Collide - The Rise of Social Media in the Workplace. For more information about the Kelly Global Workforce Index including key regional and generational findings, please visit the Kelly®
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The Kelly Global Workforce Index is an annual survey revealing opinions about work and the workplace from a generational viewpoint. Launched in late 2011, approximately 170,000 people from the
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