Distinguishing Between Coolness and Usefulness

Jon Ray pointed out why jobseekers may avoid a company without a social media presence.

If a graduate turns down a job based on the fact that a company is not utilizing social media, they are not doing it because they think the company is “ugly.” The graduate is doing it because the company is showing that they are either 1) unfamiliar with the new technology available to them or 2) afraid to implement any kind of new strategy. Perhaps there are other reasons, but as an outsider looking in, I would be wary of working in any place that refused to even experiment a little with new media and technology....

I would never want to work for a company that I thought was going to frown on new ideas or innovation....Why would anyone choose to work at a company that was sending a non-verbal message that it was opposed to change or thinking outside of the box?

OK, I'll grant that anyone who uses the phrase "thinking outside of the box" should be shot on sight. But let's show some neutrality on that point for a moment. The fact (which I believe is unfortunate because of the behaviors it causes) is that shareholders expect ever increasing revenues and margins, and companies are not going to be able to provide ever increasing revenues and margins by doing things the same way all the time. A little experimentation never hurt.

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