We’ve
all heard the old adage that sex sells. In our culture testaments to this
influence are everywhere. Yesterday by coincidence or divine intervention, I
was witness to two similar but different scenarios that motivated me to take to
writing this morning.
Scenario
1
Yesterday
on LinkedIn I saw a “conversation” between a couple executives regarding a
“recruiter” that had requested to “connect” with one of those executives.
So the conversation between “recruiter” and executive goes something like this:
Executive:Do
I know you?
Recruiter:
I’m a Recruiter in your industry and it would be good to know each other.
Executive:
Why
Recruiter:
You are very unprofessional.
Executive:
I’m not familiar with you.
Recruiter:
With your attitude I couldn’t help you anyway.
This
is not exactly word for word as I’m going from memory, but very similar to how
the conversation went between the executive and the supposed recruiter looking
to connect on LinkedIn. By the way, while beauty is skin deep and in the eye of
the beholder, by most people’s measure, the photo the “recruiter” used was that
of an extremely attractive female with cleavage boosting lingerie.
No
offense to all the very attractive recruiters out there but typically
professional attire is still the most acceptable standard for your internet
image verse a provocative cleavage boosting Victoria’s Secret lingerie photo.
Please
now read this blog post from a few weeks ago:
Scenario
2
I
rarely watch television, however my wife has me hooked on the Investigation
Discovery channel. There is a show called Web of Lies. The stories
are real life reenactments of tragedies dealing with the internet. Last night a
16 year old girl accepted a Facebook friend request from a supposed 17 year old
boy in the next town over. They developed an online relationship(boy
friend/girlfriend). She had never actually met him in person. She had only seen
the photo he provided. He guilted her into sending him some topless photos.
Fast forward a couple weeks into the online relationship and she is dead. The
17 year old boy in the next town over was a 39 year old male predator.
So
what do these two stories have in common? Sex sells. The internet can be
used to steal your personal information. The internet can be deadly. Let common
sense be your judge. Please think before you engage with anyone on the
internet.
Scot Dickerson, CPC
President
President
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