Risks of Using Social Media to Screen Job Candidates.

The article discusses what the author refers to as the risks that are associated with the use of online social media and Internet research as a means of screening potential job candidates, and it mentions how employers might be able to gain access to information such as a job seeker's age, race, and religion which cannot legally be considered when making hiring decisions. Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and a prohibition against discrimination in employment are assessed.