A vast majority (92 percent) of HR and recruiting professionals say they are using or plan to use social media to recruit new hires, according to a new survey from recruiting firm Jobvite.

Almost half (48 percent) check out profiles even if they are not provided by the user themselves.

Employers are looking at everything from drug references to spelling mistakes, according to the survey.

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