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Yesterday we looked at some research about how employers feel about a candidate’s social media presence. Today, we take look at how the candidate uses social media, plus some tips on how to conduct a good screening with social media.
Using social media to screen candidates has increased significantly over the last 10 years. Have you ever found the perfect job candidate on paper, only to discover his or her social media presence is anything but professional? You’re not the only one!
by Tracey B. Eberling West Virginia’s new law regulating employer access to employees’ and applicants’ personal social media accounts goes into effect June 10. The West Virginia Internet Privacy Protection Act is aimed at protecting employees’ “personal accounts,” defined as “an account, service or profile on a social networking website that is used by an […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed several ways recruiters can use LinkedIn®, but that was just the beginning of the story. Now let’s take a look at even more ways recruiters can utilize LinkedIn:
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Now that LinkedIn® has been around for more than 13 years, most employers have at least considered using the online platform as one of their avenues to find talent. Using social media for recruiting can have several benefits.
In part one of this article, we reviewed some of the reasons Twitter can be a useful tool for recruiters and then presented some tips on using Twitter effectively. Now let’s take a look at a few more Twitter tips!
Yesterday’s Advisor featured social recruiting expert Kelly Dingee’s tips for recruiting with LinkedIn. Today, we present the rest of her tips. (Recruiting Daily Advisor Editor Steve Bruce recently interviewed Dingee for an episode of his HRWorks podcast. Dingee is a director of strategic recruiting with staffing advisors and an expert on digital sourcing.) HRWorks: So, […]
by Thomas J. Lloyd III This election season has already proven to be, in certain respects, more animated than any that has ever come before. An ever-changing political landscape, fueled in large part by social media activism, has brought once-foreign political issues directly into the homes and workplaces of nearly every American. As the primaries […]
Just this month, two large jury awards were given to celebrities in their respective civil suits alleging amongst other things, invasion of privacy: First, FOX sportscaster Erin Andrews was awarded $55 million in her lawsuit against a Nashville hotel and stalker after she was secretly videotaped in her hotel room in 2008. The jury found […]