57% of companies found content on the social media accounts of job applicants that led to them not extending an offer to those candidates. And 66% of employers also use search engines like Google to screen candidates.
Companies don’t just look at applicants’ social media accounts either. Some employers continue to monitor employees' online presence after they're hired: 48% say they use social networking sites to research current employees, and 34% have found content online that caused them to reprimand or fire an employee.
