How to Go on the Offensive with Facebook : The World : Idea Hub :: American Express OPEN Forum

Guy Kawasaki (Alltop)

Sep 08, 2009 –
A friend of mine conducted this informal poll about what a person should do if she were asked to show a male interviewer her Facebook page. Only 12% said they would agree. Thirty-three percent said they would walk out of the interview or refuse. Fifty-five percent said they would ask why and then decide.

It’s time to “face” two facts: First, most organizations are either already looking at candidates’ Facebook profiles, or they are going to start soon. (How many business owners are doing this now?) Second, people who are worth hiring either have a social-networking profile on some service or will soon—indeed, recruiters may already think that a candidate who doesn’t have a profile is hiding something, disconnected, or clueless.READ MORE.

Has anyone here sensed that they have been screened in employment by information on their sites?

Do you see it as an advantage or a disadvantage?