Social Media Screening

What is it?

Social media screening analyzes a candidate's digital footprint to gain insights beyond interviews and resumes to ensure alignment with company values and culture.

How does it work?

Using information about your candidate, analysts will search their social media platforms and report any behaviors and/or keywords you would like to be screened for. The results will be in a PDF showing the profiles identified, flagged posts, and web/news results.

Who needs this search?

Organizations looking to go beyond simply searching criminal records can match a candidate's character to their corporate values. The industries that most often leverage social media screening include professional sports, college athletic recruiting, university educators and staff, financial institutions, non-profits, and the public sector.

Why run this search?

Imagine hiring a candidate with an impressive resume and strong interview performance. After bringing them on board, you find out they have a history of posting offensive content online, which results in employee complaints and public backlash. 

Proactive social media screening could potentially have prevented this situation, saving your company from reputational damage and costly turnover. By incorporating social media screening into your hiring process, HR teams can make more confident decisions while fostering a safe, inclusive workplace.

What is the turnaround time? 

Typically, it can take around 2 days, but will vary depending on how many profiles and flagged posts.