This statistic gives information on the most common social media discoveries made by hiring managers that lead to a candidate not getting a job. During as survey in May 2018, it was found that 25 percent of employers who researched potential job candidates on social media had not extended a job offer because the candidate had been found out to be bad-mouthing their previous employer or fellow employees on social networks.
Social media discoveries made by online recruiters that lead to a candidate not getting a job as of May 2018
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Provocative or inappropriate photographs, videos or information
40%
Evidence of candidate drinking or using drugs
36%
Discriminatory comments related to race, gender, religion
31%
Was linked to criminal behavior
30%
Lied about qualifications
27%
Had poor communication skills
27%
Bad-mouthed their previous company or fellow employee
25%
Screen name was unprofessional
22%
Shared confidential information from previous employers
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CareerBuilder.com, & PR Newswire. (August 9, 2018). Social media discoveries made by online recruiters that lead to a candidate not getting a job as of May 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260147/damaging-social-media-discoveries-made-by-online-recruiters/
CareerBuilder.com, und PR Newswire. "Social media discoveries made by online recruiters that lead to a candidate not getting a job as of May 2018." Chart. August 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260147/damaging-social-media-discoveries-made-by-online-recruiters/
CareerBuilder.com, PR Newswire. (2018). Social media discoveries made by online recruiters that lead to a candidate not getting a job as of May 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260147/damaging-social-media-discoveries-made-by-online-recruiters/
CareerBuilder.com, and PR Newswire. "Social Media Discoveries Made by Online Recruiters That Lead to a Candidate Not Getting a Job as of May 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260147/damaging-social-media-discoveries-made-by-online-recruiters/
CareerBuilder.com & PR Newswire, Social media discoveries made by online recruiters that lead to a candidate not getting a job as of May 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260147/damaging-social-media-discoveries-made-by-online-recruiters/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Social media discoveries made by online recruiters that lead to a candidate not getting a job as of May 2018 [Graph], CareerBuilder.com, & PR Newswire, August 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260147/damaging-social-media-discoveries-made-by-online-recruiters/