applicant screening

Study shows a need for clear guidelines or best practices for the use of cybervetting, if it is going to be used at all to evaluate potential hires

Employers are increasingly using Facebook to screen job applicants and weed out candidates they think have undesirable traits. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that those companies may have a fundamental misunderstanding of online behavior and, as a result, may be eliminating desirable job candidates.