Social Media Background Checks

Almost every applicant in today’s world has a sizable social media presence. This usually takes the form of numerous accounts on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and others. These accounts are a treasure trove of information on an applicant’s beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. You can learn a lot about an applicant by checking out their social media profiles and activity.

The temptation for most recruiters is to simply dash to the applicant’s social media accounts and begin scanning for information. Some even force the applicants to hand over the login credentials to their social media accounts. After all, given that the information on social media accounts is readily available, why not look it up yourself?

>> Click here to download a sample report for our social media background checks.

Well, there are two major reasons why you should desist from conducting your own social media background checks. For starters, you can end up viewing information which is classified as “protected” and thus set yourself up for discrimination lawsuits. Even if you don’t get sued, the applicant can trick you by providing a decoy social media account. You basically end up hiring a person with questionable attitudes, ethics and behaviors – without even realizing it.

So, what is the remedy? Well, Crimcheck has got you covered.

We fully appreciate the importance of conducting social media background screening on potential applicants. We also understand the potential legal tripwires which can catch unsuspecting employers. We have therefore designed the perfect social media screening service for you.

What Are The Elements of Our Social Media Background Checks?

Our ultimate goal is to ensure that every employer gets the most complete information from the applicant’s social media accounts. This means that the information should be exhaustive, accurate and actionable.

To ensure this, our social media background checks have the following elements:

Multi-Platform Coverage

Our background checks exhaust all the social media platforms available on the planet. We go beyond the popular platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat.

Exhaustive Investigations

Most nefarious individuals are adept at covering their tracks on social media. Without detailed investigations, you can fail to detect the truth about them.

At Crimcheck, we have the tools for conducting exhaustive social media background checks. We cross-check all information across social media platforms. In the end, we provide you with a comprehensive review of an applicant.

The Social Intelligence report is a social media scan of the subject’s publicly available online presence utilizing a third party professional service provider whose reporting policies adhere to the guidelines of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and who is fully compliant with all relevant state and federal laws. This service includes research of various news sources, online articles, blogs, online newspapers, and social networking websites (the analysts will search sites as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, etc).

Customized Checks

All our social media background screening is customized according to our clients’ needs. We know that every organization has its unique needs, processes, policies and timelines. Our goal is to provide everyone with exactly what they need. Whatever your unique requirements are, we will provide you with social media screening services specially crafted to meet them.

Actionable Reports

Unlike other sources of background checks information (e.g. criminal records or academic records), the information from popular social media sites are often unstructured. This makes processing this information quite tricky. Specifically, extracting actionable information can be difficult.

At Crimcheck, we have developed a system for analyzing the information in a manner which is most useful for employers. You will learn about our metrics shortly. The most important thing is that we will provide you with actionable reports. The kind of reports which you can use to make employment decisions instantly.

What Are Our Social Media Metrics?

So, what does our social media background screening report look like? Well, we categorize the information into six core metrics which are most useful to employers. These include:

1. Professional Misconduct

These are situations where a person behaves in a manner which would be considered unacceptable in professional settings. Examples include vicious criticism of a former employer, bad-mouthing colleagues, bullying or humiliating co-workers.

2. Discriminatory Behavior

This is when an applicant discriminates against individuals of a particular race, gender, religious affiliation or any other category. This includes posting racist, sexist or xenophobic comments and belonging to social media groups which are openly racist in their agenda.

3. Illegal Behavior

This is where an applicant engages in behavior which would be considered illegal in the real world. Examples of this include consuming banned substances (e.g. narcotics) or sharing child pornography.

4. Violent Behavior

This is where an applicant engages in, encourages or extols violent behavior. Examples include sharing violent content.

5. Sexual Behavior

This is where an applicant engages in behavior which is sexual in nature. Examples include posting nude, semi-nude or pornographic pictures/videos of themselves or other people.

6. Inappropriate Behavior

This is where an applicant behaves in a manner which is considered inappropriate. Examples include binge drinking, smoking marijuana, and singing bawdy songs.