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Social media content eliciting negative U.S. recruiter reactions 2017

Negative U.S. recruiter reactions towards social media content of prospective hiring candidates as of 2017

The data presents common types of social media content posted by job seekers in the U.S. that caused negative reactions by recruiters. During a survey in 2017, it was found that information regarding marijuana use caused 61% of recruiters to have a negative reaction.

Marijuana use in the last year	61
Political rants	51
Spelling/grammar errors	48
Alcohol consumption	35
Showing off wealth/big purchases	19
Showing too much skin	16
Limited social presence	12
Posting selfies	7

Social media content eliciting negative U.S. recruiter reactions 2017

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