How to use social media background checks to hire for business growth
- E141
- 52:28
- April 17th 2021
Bianca Lager is the CEO of Social Intelligence a company that supports organizations in accomplishing compliant screening practices alongside the values-based goals of protecting workplace culture and preventing harassment.
In this episode, Bianca shares her observations and insights into running compliant social media background checks that help with hiring the right people to unlock growth and take the business to the next level. Insights she shares include:
- Is social media screening legal
- What does a compliant social media background check look for/cover
- If the social screening uncovers a stupid off-color post a person made five years ago, they're doomed
- Why can't you, as the hiring manager, just conduct the social media check yourself
- If it's impossible for one person to conduct thorough social media background checks and compliant reviews, how does your solution do it
- If a job applicant's accounts are private, then what
- Should you consider undertaking ongoing screenings of your employee's social media activity
- How do we ensure we respect people's privacy
- Is there a potential for "false positives"
- How can I tell if a social media background checks/screening vendor is any good/conducts compliant screenings
- and much more ...
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