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Local News - Local News - March 01, 2012
Pre-employment background checks hit social media
Some employers want to find online presence of prospective workers

By Linn Parish
Of the Journal of Business

Ryan Brewer, Pinnacle Investigations Inc.'s director of sales and marketing, says social media checks
Ryan Brewer, Pinnacle Investigations Inc.'s director of sales and marketing, says social media checks "Coffer a different perspective than a rap sheet."
- Staff photo by Linn Parish
As it turns out, what happens on Facebook doesn't always stay on Facebook.

An emerging trend in pre-employment screening involves what some are calling social media checks, where as part of a background check, an investigating company will look into social media websites and other places on the Web for information about a prospective employee.

Some in the industry haven't embraced this niche and worry about its accuracy. At least one Spokane-area employment screenin...


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