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Social Media Screening: What Recruiters Need to Know

The Staffing Stream

It’s no secret that recruiters are likely to check a candidate’s social media presence, often starting with LinkedIn, which is seen as a secondary résumé. However, this type of DIY “social media screening” is fraught with compliance red flags that could land recruiters in hot water if not carefully managed.

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Social Media and Candidate Assessment: Avoiding the Perils While Reaping the Potential

Recruiting Daily Advisor

In the digital age, the lines between our personal and professional lives often blur, especially on social media platforms. While social media platforms can yield valuable insights into potential candidates and serve as powerful branding tools, they also come with pitfalls that need careful navigation.

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Should You Be Using Social Media Screenings for Your Candidates?

Contract Recruiter

Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram; social media is mainstream. Virtually everyone has at least one social media profile, though how much they use it, how easy it is to find and identify as theirs, and how valuable it is will vary wildly. ” Social media is primarily public information. If so, when?

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We Are Hiring Social Media Post Captions and Examples

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Social media is an asset that can help get your ‘help wanted’ message in front of the targeted, skilled audience you’re looking for. We’ll explain how to use a we are hiring social media post to publicize job openings and give some winning examples of what to say to get qualified candidates to take the next step in applying.

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10 Methods for Screening Candidates in 2023

Hundred5

Candidate screening is hard… unless you’re in on the latest candidate screening techniques. In this article, we’ll cover 10 of the best methods used to screen applicants in 2023 and cover some of the key application screening challenges: How to innovate your screening process with screening tools.

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Technical skills screening software for modern recruiters

Devskiller

As we navigate through this era of swift technological advancements, the emergence of technical screening software stands as a cornerstone in revolutionizing the way companies assess the expertise and proficiency of prospective employees.

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The 7 Most Asked Questions About Social Media Screening and Consumer Privacy

Social Intelligence

Social media background screening can sound scary. Often times, when asked what we do for a living, those of us who work at Social Intelligence hear a sheepish “Ohhhh wow! We’ve been pretty successful at educating employers about what they need to know regarding the legality of social media as a background tool.