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The Twittersphere, Facebook\u2019s global network and the countless other ways in which people share their lives across cyberspace provide a wealth of opportunity for companies to zero in on potential perfect candidates for roles in a competitive marketplace.<\/h3>\n

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But because for every fact that goes into the plus column there\u2019s likely to be a photo or link that might act against an applicant, the question remains for hiring and HR managers: how much notice should you take of social media when vetting candidates, and what role should social media play in your recruitment strategy?<\/p>\n

The safest option is to try to\u00a0remove the human touch when trawling\u00a0through cyberspace for potential candidates \u2013 quite simply, we\u2019re not programmed to deal with such huge quantities of data and how ever much we profess to be neutral and have the best interests of our company at heart, we carry some ingrained biases.<\/p>\n

The truth is that however much businesses should always ask permission before trawling a candidate\u2019s social media profile, many seldom do. And when a hiring manager scoots around in social media and discovers a few party pics, some comments on personal preferences \u2013 perhaps even comments or posts that talk to private persuasions \u2013 they are going to start building up a picture of their applicant.<\/p>\n

There are some very obvious dangers here in relation to how Federal law views employment discrimination:<\/p>\n