by Aimee Cartwright
Integrating Social Media Checks into your recruitment process is a sure-fire way to boost emotional capital.
Show your staff that you are willing to take action to improve company culture – only hiring applicants that echo the values of the organisation and its existing employees – and watch your workplace thrive.
Understanding Emotional Capital in the Workplace
Emotional capital: The feelings and beliefs that help an organisation’s employees to form successful relationships with each other, which is good for the organisation.*
Employers with high emotional capital will inject empathy, optimism, assertiveness, resilience and self-awareness into their workplace. When these positive traits are ingrained into company culture, employees are naturally motivated to support one another in significant ways.
Studies show that emotional capital contributes to improved teamwork, communication, and overall organisational performance.** More than a mere buzzword, emotional capital plays a pivotal role in a company’s success.
How Social Media Checks Can Support Emotional Capital in the Workplace
Increasing emotional capital in the workplace is all about making your staff feel secure. What better way to instil a strong sense of security than to vet each and every one of your employees online?
In all places of work, but particularly in environments dealing with vulnerable people, the knowledge that all colleagues have been screened can put your personnel at ease. Employees who feel comfortable around their colleagues are likely to establish solid relationships at work, supporting emotional capital for all.
Social Media Checks also offer an insight into job applicants’ values based on how they interact online. When pre-employment checks are standardised in a workplace, employers can ensure their team is made up of individuals who share the company’s values (e.g., empathy and optimism) and are therefore more likely to form better relationships with one another.
The compliant nature of professional Social Media Checks ensures each screening is free of discrimination. Setting this standard early means job applicants can trust the integrity of the organisation, laying a firm foundation for high emotional capital further down the line.
Conclusion
Objective Social Media Checks support emotional capital in the workplace by helping employees feel comfortable in one another’s space, paving the way for a supportive work culture.
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*This reference is based on the Cambridge Dictionary definition of emotional capital. For more information, see: Emotional Capital.
**This reference is based on findings from the Oxford Group’s study on emotional capital. For more information, see: Understanding Emotional Capital.
