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business and finance human resourcesWhat are social media background checks?
Then, do background checks check your social media?
Unlike most background checks, they don'tverify positive job-related information. If you are amongthe whopping 70 percent of employers that use socialmedia background checks in order to screen new hires, take thisas a wake-up call.
Beside above, what social media do employers check?
According to employers who use socialnetworking sites to research potential job candidates, what they'relooking for when researching candidates is: Information thatsupports their qualifications for the job: 58 percent. If thecandidate has a professional online persona: 50percent.
Generally speaking, a background check foremployment may show identity verification, employmentverification, credit history, driver's history, criminalrecords, education confirmation, and more.