Background screening commonly includes criminal, education, financial, professional certification, employment status, and other areas of a candidate’s history. Social media is now joining the list of standard background checks. You don’t have to search very long to find many examples of social media history and behavior affecting employees and their employment status. Sometimes, people have been fired from positions based on recently discovered social media posts of their past. Others have lost jobs before they…
Public social media screening may be just enough to check the “screening” box. You need permission-based screening to reduce risk.
Understanding social media risk begins with knowing what is public viewable and what is hidden.