Nearly two-thirds of UK recruiters have rejected a job application after viewing a candidate’s social media profile, a report published by recruitment site oilandgaspeople.com has found. The survey of more than 7,000 recruitment companies, HR managers and recruiters found that 82% of employers have looked up potential candidates on social media sites, and 64% have admitted rejecting someone based on their profile. However, the survey also found 71% of respondents have taken on new candidates after finding them on social networks. The survey found 88% of recruiters used LinkedIn for candidate recruitment, 25% Facebook and 8% Twitter.

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