Is this the result of the generalization of “behind-the-scenes account surveys” of job hunters by companies? Changes in the way young people use social networking services

In recent years, there have been a number of flaming incidents involving employees and part-time staff on social networking services, and an increasing number of companies are focusing on pre-employment investigations as a means of self-protection.

A surprising service exists that undertakes such investigations. It is run by the Corporate Research Center (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). The service is operated by the Corporate Research Center (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). The company is particularly interested in the contents of accounts of job hunters that hide their true nature and post their complaints and true feelings, which are called “behind-the-scenes accounts.

We spoke with Hiroshi Tsunoda and Hitoshi Fujiki, president of the Corporate Research Center, who put together the investigators for “S-Toku,” a service that investigates such “behind-the-scenes” accounts.

A Tendency for Employee Goofiness to be the Responsibility of the Company

Originally, the majority of requests were simple, “We want to see the SNS of job hunters,” but now an increasing number of companies are asking us to probe deeper. The survey covers a wide range of topics, and the results are compiled and reported in the form of a report, but depending on the content, companies may be warned.

We sometimes report that we should be careful about the personalities of people who are posting this kind of information. For example, we check and report as needing attention those with problematic behavior, such as condescending remarks or underage drinking,” said Tsunoda.

He says that job hunters who have some problems to begin with are often somewhat obvious on their resumes or during interviews. However, when they are not sure, they check social networking sites to corroborate their suspicions.

When there is a problem,” he says, “companies are held accountable for what they did to prevent flare-ups, educate people, and include this kind of filtering. It is the company that is being harmed, but they have to take responsibility for the problems caused by their employees. I think more and more companies are using the services we provide to check for problems,” says Fujiki.

Human Nature on Social Networking Sites That Cannot Be Concealed

As companies begin to examine every inch of job hunters’ accounts, the students on the receiving end of the scrutiny are also undergoing a change. However, this does not mean that abusive language in back accounts is decreasing, and more young people are using keyed or anonymous accounts for their back accounts than before.

I also feel that people are becoming more sophisticated in the way they hide their accounts. I also have the impression that the number of fake accounts that only post ostensibly on their accounts is increasing. These are so-called “job-hunting” accounts.

Compared to accounts that are behind the scenes or have many problematic comments, I get the impression that these accounts are by far the most honorable. Perhaps the senders are also consulting to create honor student accounts,” said Kakuta.

If the backdoor accounts are better concealed, it is naturally more difficult for those searching for them. The method of investigation has not changed, but it now takes more time than before.

But I don’t think it’s a bad thing that people are becoming more cautious. It’s a good trend that we are preventing people from sending out bad information to the world. However, I think it is a waste of time.

SNS has become a kind of appealing tool, but it means that people are not showing it. However, many companies want to see the essence of a person’s character on social networking sites. I feel that an era will come when job hunters will use SNS accounts to conduct their job hunting.

However, while the way job hunters use SNS will change, Mr. Fujiki says that the base points that companies look for will remain the same.

Some companies think that a little bit of mischievous comments or outwardly doing something is still good for a character. It’s more of a problem if they are doing things behind the scenes.

Companies are paying attention to the character they see in the way you operate your social networking site and the things you post. They do this to see the true nature of the person, so I don’t think they will go off base there.

The job hunters believe that private SNS accounts have nothing to do with work, while the companies want to see the true nature of the job hunter by looking at his or her private SNS accounts. It seems that there is no end in sight to the exploratory battle between the two sides.