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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? Biro and Kevin W.

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Dos & Don’ts of Screening Your Candidates Online

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According to recent data from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 77 percent of all employers surveyed “are increasingly using social networking sites for recruiting, primarily as a way to attract passive job candidates.” A significant portion of employers do use social media but not for screening job candidates.