| Employers' use Facebook to unearth information-(UCLA)
Derek Lipkin
U-WIRE - January 25, 2006
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Questionable comments about underage drinking, stories of skylarking and, sometimes, not the most flattering photos. These and more can all be found throughout Facebook profiles of University of California at Los Angeles students.
Scrolling through hundreds of pages, students can peruse the profiles of most of their schoolmates, searching through photo upon photo, group by group, name by name.
But though these profiles may be a fun diversion for students, their content could cost some students a shot at employment.
Employers are beginning to use sites such as Facebook to access personal information of candidates for employment, said Kathy Sims, director of the UCLA Career Center.
And not all employers are pleased with what they find.
Sims said there have been several cases of employers rescinding job offers to student candidates because of information obtained through Facebook.
She said employers will find content they determine to be less than professional or inappropriate, and many students do not realize the consequences.
But though some employers may use the Web site as a source of negative press for applicants, companies also use Facebook to solicit job offers to students.
Source: http://www.hotjobs.com/cgi-bin/parse-file?TEMPLATE=/htdocs/channels/smpages/college_document-us.html&SMDOCID=uwir e_2006_01_25_eng-uwire_eng-uwire_201453_8096415 730399488963&SMConte ntSet=0
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