Social Background Check?

[Vin Redding]

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]

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]

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.