The number of healthcare hiring managers and human resource professionals using social media and networking sites to research job candidates is up five points — 33 percent in 2013 compared to 28 percent in 2012 — according to a CareerBuilder survey.
Of those healthcare hiring managers, more than two in five — 43 percent — have not hired candidates because of information found during those searches, up 5 points from 2012.
The following are the top five things the healthcare hiring managers found on candidates' social media sites that caused them to eliminate that candidate, according to the survey:
• Information about drinking or using drugs (49 percent)
• Provocative or inappropriate pictures or information (45 percent)
• Unprofessional screen name (29 percent)
• Bad mouthing previous employer (26 percent)
• Discriminatory comments about race, gender, religion, etc. (23 percent)
The nationwide survey included more than 200 healthcare hiring mangers and human resource professionals. The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive between Feb. 11 and March 6.