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.