Here is an interesting article regarding the controversy over employers who are requesting their job applicants’ Facebook Passwords in order to monitor this social media function. While social media reviews can be helpful, there are also things to consider, including invasion of privacy issues and FCRA compliance standards.
Facebook itself made a statement that its members not be required to provide to prospective employers their user id and password information. Facebook, in a statement, regards this as private information.
My own thoughts concern the value standards as to what would constitute a negative review of an employment candidate’s social media background check? Some aspects of that background check are pretty obvious–i.e. bad mouthing other employers, former and current managers, etc. But some information may just be personality indicators, may even reveal certain eccentricities, which of themselves do not necessarily nullify a job applicant’s skill sets or his ability to perform the job.
Here is the complete article…go to this link in the Wall Street Journal.