Comments on: Blog Rumble: Use of Social Networking Sites for Employment Screening http://blog.employeescreen.com/2008/09/18/blog-rumble-use-of-social-networking-sites-for-employment-screening/ Background Checks Pre-Employment Screening Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:55:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Shy Pahlevani http://blog.employeescreen.com/2008/09/18/blog-rumble-use-of-social-networking-sites-for-employment-screening/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Shy Pahlevani Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:48:53 +0000 http://blog.employeescreen.com/?p=894#comment-887 I agree that it may be wrong to tap into a candidates recreational profile to screen candidates but that profile page, whether on mySpace or Facebook, is still a representation of who that person is. I think the solution may well be professional networking sites that take away all the clutter and allow candidates to create their "professional online image." A new site that is doing this, uBoast.com, is even allowing employers to tap into the potential candidates personality. I agree that it may be wrong to tap into a candidates recreational profile to screen candidates but that profile page, whether on mySpace or Facebook, is still a representation of who that person is.

I think the solution may well be professional networking sites that take away all the clutter and allow candidates to create their “professional online image.” A new site that is doing this, uBoast.com, is even allowing employers to tap into the potential candidates personality.

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