It's so tempting and easy: screening job applicants on Facebook or other social media. Everyone does it, right?
If not everyone, then certainly a growing number of hiring managers and HR professionals certainly do. CareerBuilder a couple of years ago found that 37 percent of respondents to one of its surveys reported they review applicants' social media sites, while 29 percent indicated that they had not hired applicants due to what they learned.
But is this a valid way to vet candidates, and, more to the point, does it really work? A Florida State University study raises serious doubts on the practice.
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