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Social Background Check? - Vin Redding - 03-22-2014 01:11 AM
I've never had any legal problems or done anything that can come to bite me in the a$$ somewhere down the line, so for that I feel really comfortable.
However, with the rise of Social Background Checks (Employers searching FB and other social media sites for information) I realize that there might be something that might make me slip.
What happens if I don't have a Social Media to speak of?
Would this be looked down on? Or what?
I'm not a huge fan of Facebook or any of that crap. So... how would an employer do a background check on a guy like me?
And would the lack of such background hurt me in any way?
- 339 - 03-22-2014 01:18 AM
a potential employer would conduct your background check in the usual fashion: criminal history and credit history.
not having a facebook is meaningless when it comes to a background check.
- Riley Olsen - 03-22-2014 01:24 AM
He's talking about Social Media Background checks.
Many employers now check these. It's the typical: "I wont hire you because your facebook profile depicts an alcoholic."
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In his case, he's asking if the lack of a social media background could also harm him.