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Background screening vs. social media checks – don’t get caught up in this digital predicament

 

The evolving digital world and resultant online presence of the population is no doubt changing the way people engage and how business is conducted – but also what information can be sourced online, prior to such engagement taking place. While available online information may give previously unknown insights, is it enough to truly know who you are forming alliances or associations with and who you are entrusting, especially when it comes to your business information? Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE) takes a deeper look.

 

A recent research report highlighted that 54% of the South African population has access to the internet and with this, 40% of these users had active social media accounts. This same report also noted that local internet users spend more time online than many other countries.

Says Michelle Baron-Williamson, CEO of Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE); “With such a strong number of the local population making use of some form of social media, certainly the ability to source information about an individual, or even a company, online, is much easier than it was 15-years or so ago. While there is value to be had in conducting social media information checks, there are certain considerations that should never be negated.”

Increasingly tougher economic and market conditions, and rife competition, coupled with the benefits the digital world offers, is seeing many businesses relook many of their traditional internal processes and strategies. Modernising processes to take full advantage of digital mechanisms has become a key component to streamlining spend. And it is no different within the human resources and procurement space.

 

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