Employers are looking at the Facebook, MySpace, and blogs of prospective employees, even internship applicants, in order to make hiring decisions. Is this legal? Ethical?
There is not a lot of case law yet regarding social media. Many situations simply have not been tested in court, so there is little in the way of guidance at present. But we do know a few things.
Can an employer legally decide not to hire you based on a review of the contents your Facebook or MySpace page? The truth is, yes t…
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Posted on August 7, 2008 at 8:00pm — 5 Comments