Facebook: Should prospective employers/Universities check it? [ENDS 17/06/2012]

CrazyLemurs · 16-06-2012, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by lawrawrrr

Would it really heavily influence? If someone isn't technically good enough for a job, a few facebook posts aren't going to tip the balance...

If someone doesn't want their facebook to be checked, they should a) not add their boss, or b) make everything private.

If someone has superior qualifications yet a less-than-reputable Facebook profile, due to their expertise in the job/subject this may be overlooked.
However, somebody with merely adequate qualifications but a less shameful (although still embarrassing to a degree) then this profile may hold a larger swing on their chances for acceptance.

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**-:Undertaker:-** · 16-06-2012, 11:04 PM

Completely up to the employer, personally I couldn't care less what what my staff (if I owned a business) were like outside of work provided they did the job correctly.

**dbgtz** · 17-06-2012, 12:31 AM

Only if their role relates to being in the public eye. I say that as if they are some sort of PR person, you don't want people to be able to find their facebook filled with posts like "omdz datz wel kte" when they have to act proffesional in the public eye. Or if you want to go more extreme, you don't want the public to see racy photos or racist comments made by them.

However, universities have no business looking at some sort of social network profile.

CrazyLemurs · 17-06-2012, 02:57 AM

Jobs that work directly with the public (such as a journalist or writer) would likely create an entirely new profile for their professional career and possibly delete the old one or not use it extensively, in order to avoid such a situation.