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The Pitfalls of Social Media Screening as a Hiring Tool

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71% of US hiring managers believe that social media screening is a good way to filter out quality candidates, and the practice is now commonplace. Many hiring teams will look at what candidates post on their social media accounts to get a more in-depth look. What is Social Media Screening?

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Should You Check An Applicant’s Social Media Accounts?

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But reading through resumes, perusing cover letters, reaching out to references, and hosting interviews can only tell you so much. If you’re really looking for a 360-degree view of an applicant—their lifestyle, personality, skillset, and more—you may feel tempted to check an applicant’s social media accounts and digital footprint.

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Social Media In Hiring…Fair Use or Unfair Access?

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A colleague asked a thought provoking question the other day…Do companies address social media in hiring, and if so, how? After all, an applicants’ social media pages may display protected information. Once something is posted on social media, it cannot be unseen. Good question.

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Social Media Screening: Pros, Cons, and Tips

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billion social media users worldwide, which translates roughly into 42% of the world’s population. It is no wonder that there are more social media recruiting strategies now than ever before. What is Social Media Screening? The Pros and Cons of Social Media Screening.

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The Dos and Don'ts of Social Media Screening in the Hiring Process

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However, there’s more to social media screening than simply looking up an applicant’s Facebook profile and going through their tweets. Here’s why social media screening is important, as well as the best practices on how you can (legally) do it to learn more about your candidates.

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How to build a social media recruitment strategy: An FAQ guide

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Social media sourcing involves using social networks to identify, attract, engage and hire potential candidates. Recruiters use social media sourcing to build talent pipelines for future roles and engage passive candidates who haven’t applied for current openings. How can I use Facebook to find candidates?

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5 Tips to Boost Your Content Marketing Game This Fall

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They are creating a very high volume of exceptional content — they published 2,000+ posts to LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in 2019. In 2019, their social media content drove a 40% increase in potential talent readership over the previous year. Kinetic text refers to animated text.