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#TChat Preview: Legally Leverage Social Media In Recruitment

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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. Angela Preston: Congress Critical Of EEOC’s Policy Towards Background Checks.

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

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Your focus should be on compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and anti-discrimination laws. Many companies have adopted background screening policies that define the types of crimes that may disqualify candidates from certain positions.There is no set formula for creating a hiring matrix. Don’t Panic.

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Dos & Don’ts of Screening Your Candidates Online

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A good question without a right answer; it’s a gray area both in the law and company policies, especially because many employers don’t even have a social media policy. Do create a written policy for using social media in the background screening process. Should employers use social media to screen candidates?