Social Media Search
Executive Summary
HireRight's Social Media Search searches publicly available social media profiles, posts and engagements to help companies ensure a safe workplace, avoid PR disasters and preserve the integrity of their brand. It reviews public content on popular sites including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X, combining automated and human analysis, and delivers results to the employer within 48 hours. HireRight says it focuses on job-relevant information determined by the employer, and that hiring decisions always remain with the customer.
Use Cases
- Screening candidates' public social media for intolerance, harassment and violence
- Flagging drug and alcohol use for employers sensitive to substance abuse
- Helping ensure a safe workplace and avoid reputational harm to the brand
- Identifying online behaviors and interactions that may make someone the wrong fit for an organization
Features
Visibility
- Real-time Status Updates: Receive real-time status updates within your program as orders are processed.
Support
- Social Media Search: HireRight’s Social Media Search service searches publicly available social media profiles, posts, and engagements to help companies ensure a safe workplace, avoid PR disasters, and preserve the integrity of their brand.
- Adverse Media Search: Identifies reportable adverse media information associated with your candidate from English language media.
- Conduct Search: Checks public records to identify a candidate’s history of publicly reported conduct.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- RESTful API-based integration platform
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
Integrations
- Greenhouse
- SAP Fieldglass
- SmartRecruiters
- ADP
- Ashby
- Dayforce
- Jobvite
- Oracle
- UKG
- Workday
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701
Pricing
- Model
- Contract required (custom quote)
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Contract required
About HireRight
HireRight is a leading global provider of on-demand employment background checks, drug testing, Form I-9, and employment and education verifications. They deliver comprehensive workforce solutions to help companies hire the right people.
Verified sources
Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-10-15).
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