{"id":7381,"date":"2023-02-13T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-851255-3513096.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=64"},"modified":"2024-12-10T19:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:47:35","slug":"how-to-do-social-media-screening-ethically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/certn.co\/us\/blog\/how-to-do-social-media-screening-ethically\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Do Social Media Screening Ethically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019re under increased pressure to make informed, thoughtful hiring decisions despite having more<\/em> candidates and *less time* than before. Make it make sense<\/em>. Right?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only that, you know a standard background check isn\u2019t always enough to protect your workforce and brand reputation. This is because employees who commit acts of workplace violence like verbal abuse, hate speech, and sexual harassment may not have a criminal past that shows up in traditional background screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the good news: social media screening and a social media background check is a game changer to make sure you hire the best candidates and minimize risks to your workplace culture. Done our way, social media screening is compliant and minimizes bias. It\u2019s also done in a fraction of the time it takes to check manually.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the surface, checking your candidate\u2019s social media presence can feel like opening Pandora\u2019s box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat am I looking for?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow will I know that I\u2019ve found it?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYikes! TMI!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re not a secret agent, and thank goodness you don\u2019t have to be. Let\u2019s dive into the benefits of taking social media screening out of your<\/em> hands and into a secure, reliable, social media background check provider.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How Do Social Media Background Checks Work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A \u201csocial media background check\u201d or \u201csocial media screening\u201d works by using tech-enabled screening software. The software analyzes public<\/em> posts, images, and videos from a candidate\u2019s social media profiles, news items, and other websites and compares them against job-relevant risk classifications defined by the software provider or by you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content is flagged based on your pre-defined risk categories. It\u2019s common to check for hate speech, political speech, online bullying, threats of violence, explicit images, or other keywords specific to your industry, needs, and\/or company values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Social Media Screening Ethical?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When people ask, \u201cIs social media screening ethical?\u201d what they often mean is, \u201cWait, is social media screening even legal<\/em>?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know you have high standards and integrity, so we want to address the ethical quandaries around social media background checks. Similar to other types of background screening, social media screening can carry legal risk if it\u2019s not done compliantly, but compliant screening is ethical screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Done compliantly<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n