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Comment by jehlakj | Hacker News Reader

You mention you judge a candidates social media prior to offering the job. Does that mean you have at least done an in person interview with them? I ask because it’s really hard to determine a person by their social media. Maybe unless for an older generation where their real life aligns with their social media presence. But for many younger generations, they couldn’t be more different.

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Regardless, a social media profile displays the things that you value - or at least that you claim to value. Social media tends to be a highlight reel for many younger people, so having insight into what they view as "highlights" gives you insight into what they value and how they want to be perceived. If you see someone with wildly differing values on social media from the ones that they portrayed in an interview or application, then that should definitely be a red flag when reviewing their application.

Resume screen first. Phone screen next. In person screen next though I may well have done the google search before the in person thing if I'm paying to fly them out.

And it's worth stating that for me, social media is any sort of web foot print I can find with google (or these days duckduckgo).

We did the same thing with prospective customers. You google them and see if you find a bunch of people complaining about them. Yes? Work less hard on that sale. No, everyone loves them? Work more hard on that sale.

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