How to Use Social Media to Monitor Prospective Employees

In August 2009, Careerbuilder.com conducted an interesting survey about hiring practices and using social media. Forty-five percent of employers said they used social media to research potential employees and 34 percent used that data to make a decision not to hire someone. Key pieces of information included:

image Drinking/drug photos

image Displaying poor communication skills

image Badmouthing previous employers ...

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