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Dos & Don’ts of Screening Your Candidates Online

TalentCulture

Should employers use social media to screen candidates? 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. A significant portion of employers do use social media but not for screening job candidates.

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WIRTW #348 (the “blackheart” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

An Employer''s Misstep Discussed… — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights Unanimous Supreme Court Rules Employer Need Not Pay for Worker Security Screenings: Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc.

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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? Do create a written policy for using social media in the background-screening process.

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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. The law gives candidates the right to contact the background screening company directly to dispute the accuracy of a background report.