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The social media litmus test for hiring

Social Media Job Screening

Social Media Job Screening

Social media is often a paradox. For many, it’s the convergence of our private lives with public access and scrutiny. As a result, many companies are starting to use social media as a litmus test when hiring the same way they use criminal background checks or credit checks.

Companies can now legally compile information about you and your public activities on Facebook, Twitter, and everywhere else. If it’s public, it’s usable. If it’s usable, chances are slim that anything you have on your social profiles can help you get a job. They can only hurt.

This graphic by our friends at MindFlash breaks it down nicely for us. How are companies screening. What are they doing with the information?

It also goes into detail about 5 wasy to make sure you don’t get hired. Click to enlarge.

Social Media Job Screening

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Connor Livingston is a tech blogger who will be launching his own site soon, Lythyum. He lives in Oceanside, California, and has never surfed in his life. Find him on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

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