Category: Social Media Screening Archives | Sterling Talent Solutions

Social media is a becoming a key social media recruiting tool. HR teams, recruiters, and employers are using social networks to recruit candidates and to conduct background screening to confirm a candidate’s qualifications for a job. Using social media to support the recruitment process can provide valuable opportunities for both the candidate and the employer. A recent…

We live in a social world. Try to imagine a time, not even fifteen years ago, when there wasn’t social media. Some might argue that was a better world, while others would miss being connected to friends, family and being on top of the most current news. According to We Are Social, the number of…

There is no way around it; we live in a social media world. It has come to a point where the first thing that people do after they wake up is check their social media accounts, and they are then connected throughout the entire day. According to We Are Social, the number of active internet…

Today’s world is a much more social place. Imagine a time without social media. Some would argue that would be a perfect world, while others would miss being connected to friends, family and being on top of the most current news stories as they happen. According to We Are Social, the number of worldwide internet users is nearly 3.8 Billion while the number of active social media users is over 2.7 Billion and this is only expected to grow with estimates of over 30% of the world’s population using social networks just in 2017. The top three social sites that people spend time on a daily basis are Facebook (76%), Instagram (51%) and Twitter (42%).

People, culture and integrity are almost always at the very epicenter of Human Resources. At Sterling Talent Solutions, our own core values center on these concepts. There’s no denying that these values, rooted in valuing people, inclusion and collaboration, are strong justification for empowering diversity in the workplace. Creativity, teamwork and effectiveness are driven by our ability to each think differently, working to merge our many ideas, personal strengths and experiences to optimize any given project. In my time at Sterling, I’ve found this to be a priceless attribute of the work we do.

Pack up the car and get ready for a background screening road trip! Sterling Talent Solutions surveyed 500+ U.S. based employers regarding their use of employment background checks for our just released, 2017 Background Screening Trends and Best Practices Report. The surveys represented 33 industries including consulting, educations, healthcare, manufacturing, not-for-profit, staffing and technology with the responses coming from managers, business owners, executives and key company stakeholders. We created a snapshot of current screening practices, priorities and challenges of the hottest issues of the background screening industry in our infographic, Your Background Screening Roadmap.