More than half of employers now use social media to screen job candidates, poll says; even send friend requests
The Plain Dealer: A recent poll found the job recruiters are increasingly relying on social media to gather information about potential employees, including sending friend requests. Erin Nunn, assistant director for experiential learning in the Career Center, provided tips for how to handle such situations. “You want to enhance your social media to be more of a professional presence than a personal presence,” she said.