Facebook is the most popular stalking channel despite LinkedIn's professional purpose.
Social network monitoring service Reppler has compiled the report, which explores recruiters hiring habits.
Amazingly, figures have come back to reveal 76 per cent of hiring managers will use Facebook to examine the applicants profiles, while Twitter is second with 56 per cent.
This leaves LinkedIn to take third place with 48 per cent, which is surprising because the site's purpose is to allow users to provide recruiters and peers alike with a professional profile anyway.
The report shows that employers prefer Facebook because they want to see the type of person they are going to hire.
The social stalking method goes as far back as 2006 when CareerBuilder.com found results showed that 22 per cent of hiring managers checked social networks when looking for potential hires.
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It's likely that smartphone and tablet growth has contributed to the increase in the online screening process.
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