Are companies using Facebook to check on possible new hires?

[Kittysue]

They aren't just fake profiles. At my old job the HR Assistant who was a cute 23 year old would often add potential applicants as a Friend if their profile was private. Or she would look for them on Twitter and follow them. It was her real profile. She didn't have any work info on her page, just pics with her friends. If they didn't hire or interview the person she would just Unfriend them. There were plenty of people who didn't get interviewed because of their Facebook page or Twitter feed

As they say, you should NEVER put anything online or in a text or send or post photos you wouldn't want your grandmother, pastor or future boss to see. Everything stays online somewhere forever