More than 90% employers use social networking sites to screen prospective employees, according to new research.
The study, from Reppler & Lab42, found that only 5% don’t use social networking sites for screening prospective employees.
Though LinkedIn is a professional social network during the hiring process only 48% use it to screen candidates.
Facebook being most popular with 76% followed by twitter 53%.
If 69% have rejected candidates basis what they have seen on social networking sites, 68% have also hired because of what they saw on the social networking sites.
Source: http://blog.reppler.com/2011/09/27/managing-your-online-image-across-social-networks/
