Risks of Social Media Background Checks

By Stephen Antle, Charmane Sing, Brandon Hillis and Michael Damiani Social media sites can be a useful tool for employers to screen prospective job candidates. ...

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Criminal Background Checks: Hiring Decisions and Human Rights

By Michelle Morra-Carlisle  The reason for a criminal background check is inevitably to answer one question: Will this candidate be a security risk to my...

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When is a Candidate a Security Risk?

This piece supplements Criminal Background Checks: Hiring Decisions and Human Rights. Read the full article now. As a result of a 1999 court case in...

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Social Media Background Checks? A Note of Caution

By Shelley Garside, CHRP Technology has woven itself through everyone’s life both personally and professionally.  We can find information about almost every subject we could...

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Guidelines for Employers Performing Social Media Background Checks

By James D. Kondopulos On October 12, 2011, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia issued guidelines to assist organizations and public bodies...

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