Recruiting qualified and talented employees is an important task. In the recent past, employers appeared to hold all the power when it came to hiring. There were many excellent candidates competing fewer positions and as a result, they often took the first opportunity offered to them. However, today, due to extremely low levels of unemployment, the tables have turned and now candidates hold more power than they previously did. The competition to hire the best employees is be

As a recruiter, I recently interviewed a seemingly highly competent candidate for an open position. One who had skills aligned with the position, who had ample and relevant experience, who was engaging during the interview and answered questions directly, whose references checked out. But what the candidate didn’t have was clean social media. The individual’s candidacy was terminated. Which was extremely disappointing because it could have been avoided. Why does it matte