The University's Office of Information Technology and Communication recently won a national award for a video demonstrating how information posted on the Internet can lead to problems in professional settings.
According to ITC systems analyst Scott Crittenden, the Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services of the Association for Computing Machinery selected the University's 70-second video, titled "The Job Interview," as "Best of Category" in the promotional video/audio category Oct. 10 at a SIGUCCS conference in Orlando, Fla. The video was written and directed by Crittenden as part of last October's national cyber security awareness month.
Crittenden called the video a "cautionary tale," noting that "one angle that a lot of young people don't think of is the fact that more and more employers go out and Google them."
Information from search engines such as Google and social Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace can come up in job interviews and be used against an applicant, according to Crittenden.
"In sort of a lighthearted way, the video explores what happens when that comes up in a job interview," Crittenden said.
SIGUCCS Communication Awards Chair Greg Hanek of Indiana University said judges selected the University's video from podcasts and other video entries for its effectiveness and humor.
"Comments from the judges say the video aimed very well at the targeted audience," Hanek said, adding that the competition is peer-reviewed and that the University will have the opportunity to judge in the promotional video/audio category next year.
"The prize to winning is judging the next year," SIGUCCS Chair Leila Lyons said.
The University previously won in the same category in 2001, for a video shown at summer orientation called "When I go to U.Va... : The Responsible Computing Video," according to Crittenden.
Though Crittenden said ITC's videos are created with students in mind, he said ITC aims to help more than just the University community through partnerships such as the "Who's Watching Charlottesville?" campaign.
"We've tried to partner up with the U.Va. credit union, the school systems, police department and other people in community to get the word out" that the Internet is not as secure as some might think, Crittenden said.
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