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Dos & Don’ts of Screening Your Candidates Online

TalentCulture

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. Take a look at these three key legal concerns.

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The Hot Potatoes Of Social Screening

TalentCulture

I’ve seen a lot of inappropriate images online since I’ve been playing and working in online networks, usually the more social of the bunch like Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, even Instagram (of course, since that’s where you share photos, and my appropriate share is plentiful). “The vacant laugh. Of true insanity.

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#TChat Preview: Legally Leverage Social Media In Recruitment

TalentCulture

Where’s the first place most recruiters go today when screening a candidate? Grossman as we learn about how to legally leverage social media in the recruitment process with this week’s guests: Jason Morris , Co-Founder, COO and President of EmployeeScreenIQ; and Nick Fishman , Co-Founder, EVP and CMO of EmployeeScreenIQ.

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The Prevalence and the Practice of Social Media Screening—The Dos and Don’ts

HR Daily Advisor

Today, Morris, who is president of EmployeeScreenIQ of Cleveland, Ohio, reveals his tips for social media screening. Does your organization conduct online media searches as a means of screening candidates in the hiring process? Learn More. Don’t believe everything you read and see online.

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#TChat Recap: Leveraging Social Recruiting Legally

TalentCulture

Finding talent is a tough business, but screening candidates becomes too delicate of a process to simply let content on a candidate’s social profile affect their candidacy. This week, our community was joined by: Jason Morris , Co-Founder, COO and President of EmployeeScreenIQ; and Nick Fishman , Co-Founder, EVP and CMO of EmployeeScreenIQ.

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Your Job Candidate Has Criminal Record? Don’t Panic.

TalentCulture

In fact, there are five key steps that will help you determine whether or not your candidate should be disqualified and, at the same time, how you can stay compliant with state and federal screening laws. It’s that alarming moment when the background check reveals that your top job candidate has a criminal record. Is this a deal breaker?

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Credentials? Sure, I Have Three Degrees (Wink, Wink)

HR Daily Advisor

Morris, who is president of EmployeeScreenIQ in Cleveland, Ohio, started his discussion of background checking with a review of his degrees. Learn More. Go online to LinkedIn, Morris says, and search to see how many people claim to have a degree from Almeda University. Recruiters beware! Buy one, get one free! Doctor of Arts.