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.
