Facebook Frolics 0
Even if this passes, it’s likely still not a good idea to post that picture of your drunk doobie-smoking half-dressed weekend.
Researching job applicants through their social media use has become a well-known part of the screening process, but asking for total access is something one Illinois lawmaker thinks goes too far.
“It is just violating a person’s right to privacy,” said state Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago. After hearing from constituents who said they were asked to turn over Facebook access to prospective employers, Ford introduced a bill that would make the request illegal.
Given that I believe employers tend to over-react to this sort of stuff, I suspect that a lot of employers who check Facebook do so not so much for the content of an applicant’s posts as for a measure of stupid.
If you post a picture on the innerwebs of yourself smoking that doobie, you likely aren’t very bright in other areas of endeavor.
