By Hugues Rey
Whether you like it or not, hirers are using social networks to screen job applicants. This video infographic sheds some light on how recruiters are using social media today to screen prospective employees.
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By Kalen Smith, special to Workplace Tribes. Kalen has an MBA in finance and marketing, and writes about entrepreneurship and finance.
At some point in time, most employers have used some form of social media to screen job applicants. Though it’s now basically standard practice, it may not always be a wise idea. Understand the laws and consider the alternatives before you make a dangerous mistake.
Approximately 77% of employers have reported using social media sites to evaluate job candidates, and many of these employers are unaware of the risks they may be taking.
Lawyers and private investigators have warned their clients that this practice can get them into trouble. Companies should very carefully consider the costs and benefits of using social media to make selection decisions. Continue reading
The risks of inappropriate use of social media. An employment tribunal has held that an employee was fairly dismissed for gross misconduct after she made inappropriate comments on Facebook about two of her customers, who had verbally abused and threatened her.
Unfair dismissal
Under English law, employees have the right not to be unfairly dismissed. It is for the employer to establish that the reason for dismissal is a potentially fair reason. An employer must also follow a fair procedure for a dismissal to be fair. To establish fairness in a conduct dismissal case, an employer must be able to establish that, at the time of dismissal:
“The industry is moving forward to a future of social media but it’s all about data,” says John Sumser. This was one of the top findings of his recently compiled report, The 2012 Index of Social Media in HR and Recruiting.
“There are no vendors selling social interaction, but there’s a ton of products out there about collecting data from people.”