Social Media Background Checks | Certn

Social Background Media Checks

Certn’s social media background checks quickly uncover insights about a candidate’s online presence and values. Make informed hiring decisions with the power of personal insight.

Turnaround Time

1-2 Days

Recommended For

Employers

Cost

$66.99*

A smarter way to check online behaviour

Unlock a candidate’s online history
Certn’s social media background check uses machine learning to analyse public posts and images for specific types of risks. We can provide you with reports on hate speech, bullying, violence, harassment, and much more across Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

Streamline HR operations
We work with your talent acquisition team to tailor searches for themes and keywords and manage the process efficiently and effectively. This allows your HR team to get on with the business of interviewing, hiring, and retaining quality personnel.

Manage bias
Done with Certn, social media background checks are always accurate, compliant, and fair — we only check public content. A DIY approach can expose your business to legal risks and hiring biases.

Our Social Media Background Checks Include:

List of Active Profiles

A list of active social media profiles and online aliases

Tailored Themes and Keywords

Searches tailored to your industry, company, and role

Sentiment Tracking

Insight on tone of language used in relation to specific risk categories

Flagged Content

Content that matches specific risk categories and keywords

Social media background checks as simple as 1, 2, 3.

Certn is the easiest way to check your candidates’ backgrounds. There’s no setup fees, no minimums, and no hassle.

1. Select your relevant checks
Pick the products you need — and skip the ones you don’t.

2. Candidates complete checks online
A secure, encrypted link begins the verification process.

3. Your detailed verification report gets created
Results are consolidated and sent for your review.

FAQs

What’s a social media background check?
Social media screening analyzes public posts and public activity by a candidate. Social media screening identifies content with possible risk indicators, such as hate speech, insults, bullying, offensive language, violence, drug use, and potentially illegal behaviors.

What shows up in a social media background check?
A compliant social media background check shows public content from job-relevant risk categories.

What do I need to run a social media background check?
All you need to request a social media check is a person’s name and email address. Candidates will provide details of active profiles during the background check.

How long does a social media background check take?
After the candidate successfully submits their background check, social media checks can be returned in 1-2 business days.

Customers Love for our Background Checks

Before, we needed local staff to carry out background checks for an individual. Now with Certn, we can have one person doing checks for multiple regions, and it’s all connected through one, global dashboard.
James Chan
Operational Manager
Fantuan

We looked at 8 different providers, and we’re so happy we made the switch to Certn! They were able to integrate with our ATS to deliver faster and cheaper background checks for MYOB, with a much better candidate experience.
Ed Smith
Employee Experience Manager
MYOB

Certn made it easy to navigate through the different sections of the screening process. I have used other screening platforms and found they can be difficult and confusing. Certn was simple and easy to use and took half the time of any other software I have ever used.
Chief Business Officer
Capterra Reviewer

Since switching to Certn we have been able to speed up our hiring process by about 3 weeks compared to our previous background check vendor. Certn has also helped be the base for us to go to a more virtual hiring process.
Human Resources Specialist
G2 Reviewer

Certn is so easy. The navigation around the platform is very user-friendly. I can run all my background checks from one platform. I love it.
Sam Guernsey
People Operations Partner
Productboard

Certn makes background screening easy

01 The World’s Easiest Background Checks

Certn and InterCheck Australia’s online screening processes use automation and AI to deliver industry-leading turnaround times.

02 Streamline Background Checks at Scale

Integrate Certn’s global API with your ATS or third-party onboarding solution to eliminate bottlenecks.

03 Navigate Compliance with Ease

Easily comply with regional and industry laws with automated compliance tools like built-in consent forms. Our experts have well over 30 years of industry experience.

04 Top-Rated Usability and Support

Impress new hires with a mobile-friendly, digital experience. There’s in-region candidate support along the way as needed.