Social Media Screening: A Candidate’s Saucy Joke May Have Cost Them a Job
Linkedin Talent Blog
APRIL 17, 2022
Josh Greenblatt wanted some ponzu sauce — then he wanted a job. He got neither. The Toronto-based freelance writer shook up Twitter recently when he published a letter from a recruiter informing him that the employer would not be moving ahead with his candidacy (the employer and the recruiter’s name were redacted). The reason for the snub? A background screening showed that Josh’s online presence was inconsistent with the company’s social media policy.
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