Employers want Facebook Access

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Depends on the employer. It's pretty fair to judge employees by the dumb stuff they're willing to put on facebook.

Judging people by what they put on facebook for others to see is one thing. Requiring that (prospective) employees provide personal passwords so that employers can log into their accounts is a whole 'nother matter, in my opinion.

[Xidelt]

What if you give your password to said employer, they log in to your account and post some horrible stuff? Are you responsible for what is on your profile?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

I would never hand over my Facebook password to a potential employer.

I can understand an employer wanting to see my FB public profile. I can also understand an employer wanting to see what I share with my professional contacts (i.e. precious little). But if you're dumb enough to post compromising pictures and make them widely available - e.g. if every picture on your public profile shows you falling-down drunk or smoking a blunt - an employer should think twice about hiring you. So I have no problem with someone checking me out on FB, but the moment an interviewer asks for my password, I will walk out of the room.

This.

[AUAZD2001]

Originally Posted by Xidelt

What if you give your password to said employer, they log in to your account and post some horrible stuff? Are you responsible for what is on your profile?

When I heard this on the news today that's exactly what I thought. If they have your password then they can act as you and say things that you would be responsible for.

Also, they could see your private messages and those private messages someone else sent to you. Not only is the potential employer violating your privacy but also the privacy of all the other individuals who have ever sent you confidential messages.

[BraveMaroon]

Tell you what. I'll give you my Facebook password, just as soon as you turn over a list of what everyone on staff here makes in salary. By name and title.

No? I thought you were all about transparency...

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

Tell you what. I'll give you my Facebook password, just as soon as you turn over a list of what everyone on staff here makes in salary. By name and title.

No? I thought you were all about transparency...

Love this!

[AGDLynn]

Love this, too!

This would work except for state agencies who have that information on public websites already..probably most people in that agency don't know it.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by AGDLynn

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world...s-1391452.html

Be prepared to give them your password or make them a friend!

Link didn't work but I was going to post this from the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BUAG1NNHQ2.DTL

[AGDLynn]

Same article - different paper.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by AGDLynn

Same article - different paper.

Thanks

[navane]

Last fall, I was a candidate for a law enforcement job. During the orientation meeting, the background investigator outright told us that, if we make it to the background interviews, do not be surprised if there's a laptop on the table - they're going to ask us to log into our Facebook account. He said either that or we would be contacted and asked to temporarily set our profiles to public for the investigator to review. He said they would be looking for any evidence of inappropriate behavior (smoking pot, etc) and to see what kind of people we have on our friends list. They told us, "If there's something you don't want us to see, delete it now. You've been given fair warning."

.....Kelly

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by Xidelt

What if you give your password to said employer, they log in to your account and post some horrible stuff? Are you responsible for what is on your profile?

A very valid point as well. Or what if they change the password on you and you can't get back in, and now they are misrepresenting themselves as you.

I could totally see someone doing that (upon conclusion of the interview, and the applicant has left) to creep on people. Sick, I tell you!!

[PiKA2001]

I've heard that some colleges are also doing this to students applying for scholarships. My Facebook photos and posts are plain vanilla and it's private BUT I am tagged in some photos from concerts and parties that I'd rather not have online and it does show on my profile page.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I've heard that some colleges are also doing this to students applying for scholarships. My Facebook photos and posts are plain vanilla and it's private BUT I am tagged in some photos from concerts and parties that I'd rather not have online and it does show on my profile page.

You can edit your privacy settings so tagged photos don't show up on your profile. So, if I tag you in a party photo, it'll show in my photo album, but someone visiting your page won't see it.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

You can edit your privacy settings so tagged photos don't show up on your profile. So, if I tag you in a party photo, it'll show in my photo album, but someone visiting your page won't see it.

You can also set it so that no one can tag you until you see the picture first, i.e. you have to approve the tag.