Apparently, companies are using Facebook to determine whether or not to hire potential employees. According to this article people's facebook profiles are hurting their chances of being hired because of what they have on them. I guess the moral of the story is becareful what you put in your profile.
http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=35593

thats so stupid.. im sure those alumi whom are looking up applicants did similar or knew people who did similar in college

i sure hope our alumi dont use seek as a form of background checks some of us might be screwed

The bottom line is you can dig up dirt on anyone. Perfect people don't exist, everyone has done something that a company may frown upon. This is just an example of employers trying to control their employees personal lives anymore. What harm is there in an employee drinking at home off the job, having extreme political views, as long as they don't affect the on-the-job performance?

I agree. The things the company already looks at should be enough to tell how someone will be on the job. They shouldn't have to meddle in how that person is away from the work place.

There is one possible solution - making your profile only viewable by friends.

Or just keeping stupid/illegal stuff off the profile in the first place.

Or how about never creating a facebook profile in the first place??

Or how about never using the internet in the first place??

Or how about just killing yourself now?

oh man, matt is in silent support of rape! No one is ever going to hire him

If someone leaves an axe on your doorstep, are they responsible if you hack up your neighbor? Facebook is not responsible for other people's stupidity. I don't like the topic title of this thread. Here's an easy rule, don't publish something you don't want everyone to see.

Thank you Ryan, you usually are a voice of reason.

Actually, I agree. I should have found a better way of putting that.

It isn't too late, you can still edit it.