Social Intelligence has collected the following articles about the use of social media as a valuable source of information for our employment solutions clients and partners.
Social Media and the Workplace
The company policies with regard to the use of Internet information in investigations should follow the law. There is no violation of the Stored Communications Act, nor are there privacy concerns, when investigations are performed with information available to the public. Therefore, if an employee’s privacy settings allow open access to material, the company can review it without issue. READ MORE
The Fair Credit Report Act & Social Media: What Businesses Should Know
Employment background checks can include information from a variety of sources: credit reports, employment and salary history, criminal records – and these days, even social media. But regardless of the type of information in a report you use when making hiring decisions, the rules are the same. Companies providing reports to employers – and employers using reports – must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. READ MORE
When You Can and Can’t Fire Employees for Social Media Misbehavior
After a deluge of employee complaints about firings and discipline resulting from their social media use, the National Labor Relations Board has issued a report about the many cases in order to shed some light on when employers screwed up and when they didn’t. READ MORE
Yes, Virginia, HR Execs Check Your Facebook Page
Have you ever applied for a job and wondered why you didn’t get it, even though you were qualified? According to a new survey, there’s a good chance that the person doing the hiring found something about you online that they didn’t like. The survey done by Microsoft found that… READ MORE
10 Must-Haves for Your Social Media Policy
Sharlyn Lauby writes about the necessity of a social media policy and what it should do for your organization. READ MORE
Social media in recruitment
This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using social media for candidate sourcing. READ MORE
Risky Business. You Might be Socially Discriminating – and Not Even Know It.
With more than 88 billion Google searches conducted monthly, chances are that your HR team, recruiters, or managers are searching the interwebs as part of the candidate sourcing and vetting process. READ MORE
The Martin Gaskell Case: Not an Isolated Incident
Professor Gaskell sued the University of Kentucky for religious discrimination. UK chose to pay a $125,000 settlement to Gaskell after Gaskell’s attorneys released records of e-mail traffic among the faculty hiring committee citing his sympathy for intelligent design. READ MORE
The Impact of Social Media on the Hiring Process
There is no doubt that in the past 5 years social media has had a profound impact on almost all areas of the business world. Social media services and communities are so prevalent that it is rare to go a day without seeing the Facebook logo splashed across a company’s… READ MORE
Should You Search Social Media Sites for Job Candidate Information?
Social media is becoming a great way for recruiters to announce job openings and find qualified candidates. The conversational nature of social media allows you to interact with potential applicants and learn more about their professional backgrounds, experiences, and goals. That being said, it also opens the door to learning… READ MORE
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Managing the Legal Risks of Social Media
Daniel Estrada discusses the organizational risk posed by social media. READ MORE
How To Remove Your Personal Information From Online Database Sites
Concerned about what future employers may learn about you? Gizmodo provides some tips for removing your PI from more than a dozen online people search sites. READ MORE