Q. During a safeguarding update, we were advised to conduct social media searches on candidates. Do other managers do this when they recruit? What do you look for and do you ask candidates to include their social media accounts in their application? It seems a minefield!
Gillian Isaac-Lovett, operations manager, Charnwood Nursery and Preschool
‘Social media is a part of everyday life for everybody. We advertise our roles on social media and do social media checks on prospective staff to strengthen our safer recruitment process. We do a Google search and also look at platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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