What exactly are the criteria that are commonly checked/verified during a background check of potential employees? Do verifying agencies/HR review social media forum account applicants have on Reddit, Saidit, Lemmy etc?
Depends on the country, but usually a “background check” is nothing more than paying a lawyer to check if you have ever been convicted, accused or investigated for a crime. Prosecutors have an archive and a office of records to collect and share that public information. This is why clearing records are important in courts and settlements. It’s a big mark to say the person is actually alright and won’t be found in the records if searched, as they were cleared. Other than that it is usually just a phone call to a previous employer to ask if you were an asshole there.
Related: A very similar question posted by the same person yesterday.
By the same person, no less
Unless they ask you for your reddit/lemmy account during the background check process and you willingly give it, I imagine they only go as far as checking social media accounts that are searchable with your known names, email addresses, and phone numbers on the major social media platforms. That’s if you keep your lemmy account relatively anonymous of course.
Why do you ask?
Because it’s terrifyingly evil for employers to do so and nowadays you can get absolutely destroyed (and refused in giving a job to) for having an opinion different to extreme liberalism? Or the person just has something serious (like opposition activity) to hide?
Not sure why you’re making it politically motivated, but alright.
You think these companies are keeping tabs on who you voted for? Or maybe you’re concerned about their participation in an idiots attempt at a governor uprising by occupying the Capital. One has more weight than the other, you see?
Every company has their own priorities. Politics is only one of the things they can look at. In any way data broker files are valuable for them.
I would think that they are, but only because if you clash with their corporate culture, regardless of your leanings, you could be seen as disagreeing with everyone around you on other things. Plus, if you’re vehemently outspoken on socials about that, you’re also potentially that way in person as well, and that doesn’t sit right with those who’d rather leave that stuff unmentioned in the workplace.
You’re sad equally insane as the person who commented on my comment. Go outside.
You’re a moron. Companies do this, for this reason, all the time. Get a brain.
TOUCH GRASS
Intelligent retort. But my info comes from numerous hiring managers and multiple different companies- some that I’ve worked for, others that I’m just friends with folks who happen to do that. I’m not saying all companies do it by any means, but it does happen a fair amount. Seriously though, what does my physical contact with plant life have anything to do with my knowledge on this topic?
I am not sure if by any chance they do the extra mile to check on that. However, as a rule of thumb you should try to keep private stuff away from work stuff, meaning, at work maybe is not the best idea to boast about your reddit profile where you happen to follow some nsfw stuff (or other stuff that can be considered offensive and/or can lead to controversy). I would imagine they try to check things such as accounts attached to an email or phone number (for instance). If a set of aliases were used for this (or different info) from your work email phone etc., you should be able to keep it separate.
