Discuss what technological breakthrough has brought a radical change in Human Resources Management?

One technological breakthrough, the use of online social
networking as part of an employee profile and review process of a potential applicant
for a position, has transformed how employer perception has evolved.  Since items that
are posted on the web are issues of what amounts to be public record, it is something
that has altered how potential applicants for positions are viewed.  For example,
provocative pictures, images of questionable judgment, as well as the images that
individuals choose to project are ones that can alter how prospective employees are
seen.  I think that this has transformed both the applicant process and how individuals
are seen.  This is an element of technology that has fostered both more vigilance in
individual behavior as well as their perception on the part of employers.  In this
forum, technology has greatly changed individual perception and the reality that
accompanies it.