If you aren’t screening candidates using social media, it is time to start. According to CareerBuilder’s annual social media recruitment survey of more than 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals and more than 3,000 full-time U.S. workers, 60 percent of employers revealed they use social networking sites to research job candidates. This is up significantly from 52 percent last year, 22 percent in 2008 and 11 percent in 2006, when the survey was first conducted. Additionally, 59 percent of hiring managers use search engines to research candidates – compared to 51 percent last year.
Existing laws provide a useful framework for social media use in hiring. Although the communication methods are new, the legal issues they raise are not. Who will conduct the screening?
Let us do the checks for you. We are experienced and know how to obtain the correct information to while avoiding discrimination claims.
