Using Social Forensics to Evaluate Job Candidates

It’s no surprise that companies use social media to research job candidates.  A recent survey by Microsoft confirms this, showing that 70% of recruiters and hiring managers use social media to review online information about potential hires. 

 

Fortune Magazine, in their article How LinkedIn Will Fire Up Your Career, called social media the future of recruiting. 

 

SocializedHR, a Silicon Valley start-up currently in private beta, is hoping to make that future happen.  Their first product is the Social Identity Report.  Targeted for use by HR departments, recruiters and hiring managers, it is a “social forensics” tool that automates the process of tracking down public, online information on job candidates.