Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates

[jeffrey]

More employers than ever are researching job candidates on sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter in order to find out more about their activities and character. And, it turns out, many candidates are doing a great job of showing their potential bosses poor communication skills, inappropriate pictures, and even how many workplace secrets they can leak...

Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates - Ars Technica

[rob62521]

It's amazing that people don't give it any thought who might be reading their Facebook entries or their blogs.

Along this same line, I've read that people should be careful about posting when they are going to be away from home whether for the day or for a vacation...it could lead to people breaking in.

[Aleta]

I never give out any info when I'm going away. I give an update when I get back. I also never put the the year I was born on my info page. You might want to rethink putting your high school graduate date as that will pretty much give an approximate date of your birth.