We think social media is a great recruiting tool, but unfortunately it doesn’t always work out in our favor.
On Tuesday, we began talking about one area where we seem to run into trouble the most with social media: screening candidates.
However, don’t worry because while there are setbacks to using social media as a screening method, there are also plenty of ways you can use social media and get the results you want.
We’ve already talked about why you should avoid looking for a candidate’s negative characteristics via social media. To finish off our series, here are the rest of our tips on how to use social media when screening candidates. Take a look below:
Screen one, screen all:
When it doubt, don’t:
What do you think about screening candidates using social media? Do you do it? What are the benefits and what are the setbacks? Let us know your thoughts by connecting with us on Facebook or Twitter. We’d love to hear from you!
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