Discriminatory Twist in Networking Sites Puts Recruiters in Peril - The Diigo Meta page

• 01 Oct 09
  

  Tamara Thompson

  "Discriminatory Twist in Networking Sites Puts Recruiters in Peril
  
  Sourcing applicants from Twitter or LinkedIn or screening candidates through Facebook or MySpace may open employers to discrimination charges. "
  
  “Networking sites, including Twitter, exclude whole populations,” says Jessica Roe, managing partner at Bernick, Lifson, Greenstein, Greene & Liszt in Minneapolis. “We are going to end up with a very homogenous workforce. The social networks represent limited social groups and very small labor pools. It’s an enormous issue.”

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• 30 Sep 09
  

  Bertrand Duperrin

  "Sourcing applicants from Twitter or LinkedIn or screening candidates through Facebook or MySpace may open employers to discrimination charges. "

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