A new trend in background checks for potential employees is to have all their social media posts scrutinized, including everything they've liked, commented on and shared. Employers said they are ...

But one worker recently discovered that's not nearly enough to solve the problem of having a not-quite-work-appropriate sense of humor online, after her new job's digging into her online life revealed ...

The effort is part of a shift away from screening intelligence and military staff every five years, as is current practice. The Pentagon is conducting market research for a planned 12-month "social ...

However, social media background checks also come with risks, employment lawyers said. A hiring manager’s discovery of a protected characteristic or stigmatized fact that could influence the hiring ...

Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services promise instant access to public records, credit information, social media ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks, drug testing, education verification, and electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify solutions, announces a ...

A social media-scrubbing algorithm is facing scrutiny after a TikToker claimed their software was “crap” and cast too broad a net over a user’s social media presence. The TikTok, which has amassed ...

Pacelli, Joseph, Jillian Grennan, and Alexis Lefort. "Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 123-010, June 2023. (Revised July 2023.) ...