27th Mar 2008

Background checks include Myspace and Facebook

My friend The Headhunter just told me that a background search on a job candidate will now automatically search Myspace and Facebook as well as the more standard federal, state, and county searches. Of course, I’ve always assumed that Myspace and Facebook were pretty much open to anyone who wanted to look, including future employers, but knowing it’s become part of the standard search is another reason to be careful about what you post.

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4 Responses to “Background checks include Myspace and Facebook”

  1. March 27th, 2008 at 10:42 am jacqueline Says:

    That is why parents should share that with their college age kids… what you do in college now doesn’t stay in college. Sad. Youth was so fun before the internet.

  2. March 27th, 2008 at 1:03 pm h sofia Says:

    Almost everyone I know who has a Facebook or MySpace account has privacy settings on it; you can’t view their page unless/until you’re friends.

  3. March 27th, 2008 at 7:18 pm Ms. Theologian Says:

    I don’t know, I’ve seen plenty of stuff (drunken photos, breasts, etc.) that would make me not hire someone. I think many of us protect with the settings, but I’m not sure everyone does or knows why they should.

  4. March 27th, 2008 at 8:03 pm h sofia Says:

    Well, yes, there are those pages, and those folks. I don’t know what those folks are thinking. Then again, I can’t imagine letting other people take photos of my breasts in the first place. Of course, I’m not 17 years old, either. *sigh*

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