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#TChat Preview: Legally Leverage Social Media In Recruitment

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Last week we celebrated the four-year anniversary of #TChat and talked about the future of the employee-employer relationship, and this week we’re going to talk about how to legally leverage social media in the recruitment process and more. Where’s the first place most recruiters go today when screening a candidate?

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The Hot Potatoes Of Social Screening

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The context, which I did take 30 seconds to digest, was a story about a police officer that had been cut up by an assailant (not sure if it was true or not and didn’t take the time to fact check). I mean, where’s usually the first place most sourcers, recruiters, HR folks and hiring managers go today when screening a candidate?

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Dos & Don’ts of Screening Your Candidates Online

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Should employers use social media to screen candidates? A significant portion of employers do use social media but not for screening job candidates. Far fewer employers — just 20 percent — use social sites or online search engines to screen job candidates. Do beware of TMI (too much information).