We’ve discussed the prevalence of false information in online dating forums here on the BestBackgroundCheck.org blog numerous times. What about social media profiles? There have been horror stories about child predators using fake Facebook and other social media profiles as well as other crimes involving mentally unstable people using social media profiles with fake information [...]
In Part 1 this social media background checks series, we discussed the issue of accuracy when using social media resources for performing employment screenings. Now, let’s address the issues of privacy and discrimination. These two topics go hand-in-hand even more so than with accuracy. Whereas accuracy can come down to a matter of very poor [...]
Using social media platforms (particularly Facebook) to do background checks on potential employees has more and more become an attractive option for business owners and management the past couple of years. However, it’s important to note that it’s not without tremendous risk and should be approached with the utmost caution. The truth is that the [...]
I’ve written numerous articles on the stupid things people put on their social media profiles and how some of those words and pictures have come back to haunt them…and cost them their job or a job opportunity. However, I don’t think I’ve addressed the positive side of this. There’s a nice piece on job-hunt.org that [...]
There is a fine line between Facebook stalking and using social media networks (SMN) to gather pertinent information to do either a background check or a screen on a potential employee. There is Monster.com, Linkedin.com, or the fifty other professional/career building social media outlets, but those kinds of sites are streamlined for the employer for [...]
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