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A survey done in 2020 found that 80% of the UK’s population are using social media (Harris Poll, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media dominates a lot of people\u2019s lives, whether it is posting a picture on Facebook or Instagram, scrolling through Twitter to see what people are saying or creating a TikTok video. People socialise, share opinions and network using social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses are no different. In fact, a vast number of companies have been born and experienced exponential growth because of social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social networks will be used to not only win new customers via brand recognition but to help attract new hires, especially in a market where the war for talent is so rife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only can the socials add value and help you find talent, but it can also help ensure you hire the right talent by checking your new hire\u2019s social media activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like all other background checks, social media checks<\/a> are designed to protect employers from making bad hires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiring someone that has extreme views means that you are taking an unnecessary risk and the impact could be disastrous for your business and reputation, both externally and internally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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67% of employers, according to Harris Poll (2020), incorporated some form of Social Media research on their candidates before hiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of HR teams are doing this themselves which, as I\u2019m sure you can imagine, is extremely time consuming, inconsistent, potentially biased and possibly conducted without candidate consent. It’s also very easy to miss something with a manual process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can we legally take a Social Media check?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This question still looms large with a lot of employers and it\u2019s certainly one of the factors that might stop companies from doing a social media check during the hiring process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer is yes you can, but you must get consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting a candidate\u2019s consent means there is nothing \u2018sneaky\u2019 about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are Social Media checks valuable for an employer?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n