Recruiting
Data Privacy in Hiring: The Hidden Risk Inside Every Resume
Every application you receive carries more than experience and skills—it also contains sensitive personal data you’re responsible for protecting. From CV uploads to interview notes and background checks, one weak link can damage candidate trust or breach privacy regulations like GDPR. This mission gives you practical ways to safeguard candidate information, handle incidents confidently, and explain your data practices in a way that feels transparent and reassuring.
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Presenters Presented By
Aubrey Blanche
SocialTalent Expert
We are delighted to have Aubrey as one of our experts on the SocialTalent platform. A leader within their field, Aubrey delivers actionable and insightful content that enables organizations to build better workplaces. This is essential viewing for any SocialTalent user.
Learning Outcomes
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By the end of the Mission you will be able to:
Identify what personal and sensitive data you collect during hiring and where it is stored, shared, and processed.
Apply core privacy principles—such as data minimisation, purpose limitation, and retention rules—to everyday recruiting workflows and tools.
Handle candidate data rights requests (access, correction, deletion) and questions about data use in a clear, confident way.
Follow a straightforward response plan for suspected data incidents or breaches that protects candidates and limits organisational risk.
Missions in this Learning Path
Every resume holds more than just qualifications - it holds risk. As a recruiter, you handle personal data daily, and one misstep could compromise candidate trust or violate global laws like GDPR. This mission gives you practical tools to protect sensitive information, respond to breaches, and talk to candidates about data use with confidence. Stay compliant, stay credible - and keep trust intact.
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