Monday, September 15, 2008

Newsflash: Employers Check Facebookk

This isn't really surprising or new information, but apparently more and more employers are checking Facebook profiles before hiring candidates.

Currently, 20% of employers check Facebook and another 9% plan on using Facebook to check out future employees.

My thought is: If candidates know their Facebook profiles are going to be looked at, why wouldn't they just create a fake account? Or I suppose the easier option would be to change your privacy options to limited.