Digital Dirt

How thorough are your company’s practices when screening job candidates for potential employment? There may be a number of free resources out on the World Wide Web that you can be tapping into to assist in your hiring decisions.

Sites such as Facebook and MySpace are increasing in popularity every day and may be able to provide you with pertinent information on the type of candidate you are considering to join your team.

“The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently reported that 2006 research conducted by ExecuNet found that 35% of executive recruiters who searched the Internet for background details on candidates eliminated people from consideration based on “digital dirt” they discovered. In 2005 that figure was 26%. This shows a significant trend that will continue to grow as the candidate shortage continues.”

Keep in mind that utilizing the information readily available to you can potentially save you a lot of headaches in the future.

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Posted by Shelly Paul, Career Management Coordinator, The H.S. Group