How Your Social Media Profile Could Cost you Your Next Job

Think twice before posting about religion or politics on social media. A new study reveals how online information affects hiring manager bias.

jobJob candidates are often asked to hand over their social media password information, friend hiring managers or log on to a company computer during an interview. Many potential employees, caught off guard and desperate for work, give up their passwords.

Several states have made asking for passwords illegal, but scrutinizing the social media profiles of potential employees is common among hiring managers—even though such practices increase employer bias and have ethical and legal implications like discrimination lawsuits.

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