This will be the norm in several years. Most Fortune 500 companies now do credit and background checks for just regular run of the mill jobs let alone drug testing etc.
People balked at first just like this Facebook deal but now they don't think anything about it.
We are giving away our personal freedoms and privacy way to easily.
I wish EVERY employer would do this. Why? Because my family life and stability is one of my strengths, and my Facebook page only proves that. Now I’ve known plenty of people throughout my working career who has the home life of a drunken deadbeat Dad tenfold, but with first impressions would probably have the BS skills to do better at an initial interview than I would.
Because if you knew some of these people like I know them, you wouldn’t let them in the door.
Most employers don’t like you talking about family or what your core principles are in a job interview. They just want to know if you can do the job.
Core principles…Why isn’t this important, it’s important to me, why not anyone else?