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The use of social media by employers to find and select the right individuals to employ has increased dramatically in recent years. Bullhorn, an international recruitment software company, reported that 98% of respondents to its survey of recruiting agency professionals used social media for recruiting in 2012 (Bullhorn, 2013). With increased use of social media, employers are also discovering additional legal risk. The purpose of this paper is to examine how employers are utilizing social media to find and select the right individuals, the potential legal risk associated with the use of social media and human resource staffing, and the steps employers can take to reduce their exposure to litigation.

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. Deschenaux, Joanne (2013). More states passing social media privacy laws, retrieved 4/17/2013 from EEOC, (2012).

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Strategic Enforcement Plan FY 2013 – 2016, downloaded 5/14/2013 from .

EEOC Compliance Manual, 2011). 15-VI Equal Access to Jobs, downloaded 5/20/2013 from

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