Social Media Check

Certn's Social Media Check is an analysis of candidates’ public posts across social media platforms, the web and news articles. Certn retrieves these profiles, posts and images to determine if they fit into one or more pre-defined categories.
Availability
This check is available for applicants from Canada (excluding Quebec)🇨🇦
, the US and US territories 🇺🇸
, and Australia 🇦🇺
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This check is available for a quickscreen ✅
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Canada
US and US territories
Australia
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
​Quickscreen ​✅
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​Invite 📩
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Property Management
Yes
​Quickscreen ​✅
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​Invite 📩
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Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
​Quickscreen ​✅
​
​Invite 📩
​
Property Management
Yes
​Quickscreen ​✅
​
​Invite 📩
​
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
​Quickscreen ​✅
​
​Invite 📩
​
Property Management
Yes
​Quickscreen ✅
​
​Invite 📩
​
Parameters
Request flag
Include this flag in the body of your request:
​request_social_media_check​
Invite parameters
To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:
email
See all available Application parameters​
Quickscreen parameters
To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request: 
​information  
first_name
last_name
date_of_birth
​addresses (min 1 - the current address has to be in Canada (excluding QC), US, or Australia)
​position_or_property_location 
​social_media_details​
Make sure to obtain the proof of consent from your applicant before running the quickscreen.
Quickscreen consent forms
We provide sample consent forms if you're running quickscreens on applicants residing in these regions:
Sample consent form
Candidate region
Your industry
​Social media consent form 05.02.22​
US and US territories
Employment (HR)
​Social media consent form  Tenancy 2.1.23​
US and US territories
Tenant screening (PM)
Example request
Canada
US and US territories
Australia
Canadian address sample
{
    "request_social_media_check": true,
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
        "addresses": [
            {
                "address": "12 CA address St",
                "city": "Burnaby",
                "province_state": "BC",
                "country": "CA",
                "postal_code": "V2N7C3",
                "start_date": "2000-02-02",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "social_media_details": {
            "high_school_name": "My high school",
            "college_country": "Canada",
            "college_name": "Test college",
            "twitter_url": "https://twitter.com",
            "facebook_url": "myFacebook",
            "instagram_url": "instagram_handle",
            "linkedin_url": "test_linkedin_link",
            "tiktok_url": null,
            "reddit_url": null
        }
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "2680 Blanshard St Unit 3",
        "city": "Victoria",
        "province_state": "BC",
        "country": "CA",
        "postal_code": "V8T5E1",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}
US and US territories address sample with county
{
    "request_social_media_check": true,
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
        "addresses": [
            {
                "address": "3601 West Belleview Avenue",
                "city": "Littleton",
                "province_state": "CO",
                "county": "Arapahoe",
                "country": "US",
                "postal_code": "80123",
                "start_date": "2000-02-02",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "social_media_details": {
            "high_school_name": "My high school",
            "college_country": "US",
            "college_name": "Test college",
            "twitter_url": "https://twitter.com",
            "facebook_url": "myFacebook",
            "instagram_url": "instagram_handle",
            "linkedin_url": "test_linkedin_link",
            "tiktok_url": null,
            "reddit_url": null
        }
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "Tiffany & Co., 97 Greene St",
        "city": "New York City",
        "county": "New York",
        "province_state": "NY",
        "country": "US",
        "postal_code": "10012",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}
Australia address Sample
{
    "request_social_media_check": true,
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
        "addresses": [
            {
                "address": "42 Wallaby Way",
                "city": "Sydney",
                "province_state": "NSW",
                "country": "AU",
                "postal_code": "2000",
                "start_date": "2000-02-02",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "social_media_details": {
            "high_school_name": "My high school",
            "college_country": "AU",
            "college_name": "Test college",
            "twitter_url": "https://twitter.com",
            "facebook_url": "myFacebook",
            "instagram_url": "instagram_handle",
            "linkedin_url": "test_linkedin_link",
            "tiktok_url": null,
            "reddit_url": null
        }
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "600 George St",
        "city": "Sydney",
        "province_state": "NSW",
        "country": "AU",
        "postal_code": "2000",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}
Report
Report field: social_media_check_result 
Test data
Send Social Media requests with the following parameters on our demo environment to retrieve our pre-filled reports.
Clear results
First name
Last name
Address
Result
Clear
SupportedRegion
US, Canada (non Quebec), Australia
Clear
Records found
First name
Last name
Address
Result
Review
SupportedRegion
US, Canada (non Quebec), Australia
Review
Any
Any
Quebec, Canada, Australia
Review
Errors
400 Bad Request
‌You may receive a 400 Bad Request if:‌
You sent a quickscreen request for a Social Media Check on a applicant residing in an unsupported country or province_state.
 "non_field_errors": "Social Media Check cannot be ordered for applicants living in this location."
How to fix this issue
Make sure your applicant resides in one of our supported regions.
Error codes

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩
Property Management	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩
Property Management	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩
Property Management	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩

Sample consent form	Candidate region	Your industry
Social media consent form 05.02.22	US and US territories	Employment (HR)
Social media consent form Tenancy 2.1.23	US and US territories	Tenant screening (PM)

First name	Last name	Address	Result
Clear	SupportedRegion	US, Canada (non Quebec), Australia	Clear

First name	Last name	Address	Result
Review	SupportedRegion	US, Canada (non Quebec), Australia	Review
Any	Any	Quebec, Canada, Australia	Review

Softcheck

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