Online behavior screening
At 3rd Degree Screening, our Social Media Checks analyze a candidate's publicly available online presence for behaviors that may pose a risk to your organization, while strictly avoiding protected characteristics to ensure fair, bias-free, and fully compliant screening.
Screening complete
Risk-relevant findings only
PBSA Accredited
Background Screening Association
FCRA Certified Staff
Fair Credit Reporting Act
100% US-Based
Support and Operations
Licensed Private Investigative Agency
State-Licensed & Bonded
What we screen for
We flag violent words and images, endorsements of gun violence, excessive gore, indications of an intention to commit a violent act, or content expressing a desire to physically hurt oneself or others, identifying candidates who may pose a safety risk to your organization.
We flag direct intimidation, shaming, name-calling, or patronizing insults directed at individuals, as well as prejudiced content based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin, protecting your workplace culture and reputation.
Our screening highlights references to involvement in crimes such as theft or terrorism, arrest records, gang affiliations, or support of criminal activity that may be relevant to a hiring decision.
References to or consumption of illicit drugs, drug use outside of intended purpose, and the use, growth, or sale of cannabis are flagged in alignment with your organization's substance use policies.
Our process is specifically structured to exclude all protected characteristics, including race, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin, and others, from the screening output. You receive only actionable, risk-relevant findings. Nothing more.
Client Voices
See what hiring teams across every industry are saying about working with us.
Quality reports done in a timely manner.
Trent Grundmeyer
Owner
Simple process, easy to follow and seamless for the candidate.
Tonya Walker
Owner/Founder
Great customer service. It's user friendly for both the candidate and employer.
Dawn DeLaTorre
Human Resources Manager
EEOC Compliant
Bias-protected screening
Protected characteristics excluded
FCRA
Fully compliant reporting
Consent-based process
36-48 hrs
Avg. turnaround
Fast digital results
9 Categories
What we screen for
From violence to criminal activity
How It Works
Our structured social media review process is designed to surface genuine behavioral risk signals while systematically excluding any information related to protected characteristics, keeping your screening fair, defensible, and fully compliant.
Candidate consent is obtained in compliance with FCRA requirements before any social media data is reviewed or accessed.
We locate the candidate's publicly available social media profiles across major platforms using the information provided.
Our trained team reviews content using a structured framework, flagging only the defined risk-relevant behaviors, never protected characteristics or content unrelated to workplace risk.
You receive a clear, FCRA-compliant report containing only actionable, risk-relevant findings, organized for easy review and defensible documentation.
Comprehensive coverage
Workplace safety
A candidate's online behavior can reveal patterns of violence, harassment, or criminal activity that would never appear on a résumé or surface in an interview. Our social media checks surface these risks before they walk through your door.
Legal protection
Done incorrectly, social media screening creates serious legal exposure. Our process is structured from the ground up to exclude all protected characteristics, comply with FCRA requirements, and keep every screening decision legally defensible from start to finish.
Culture protection
Employees represent your organization online whether you intend them to or not. Our social media checks identify candidates whose publicly visible online behavior could damage your organization's reputation or create a hostile work environment before they're ever hired.
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See how 3rd Degree Screening's social media checks flag genuine behavioral risk while systematically excluding protected characteristics. Tell us about your hiring volume and we'll walk you through a sample report.
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