when hiring new employee - do you consider checking his FB account?

[MahaKarthi]

I completely disagree with checking FB/any social media profile and then deciding whether to recruit or not. Personal life is completely different from professional life. In my work place I can see many people such, their likes and dislikes will never reflect on work culture. A thorough Background check is a better option professionally.

[Jschultz]

Just yesterday I received 13 resumes for possible internships. The first one I picked up was a no go. The first thing I did was go to Facebook. The first three photo's I saw on their page were: a bottle of Jack Daniels, a gun and a fighting pit bull. Obviously I had no intention of interviewing all 13. So eliminating this one was an easy choice.

[tim88]

Of course there's no harm in it. It visualizes the employee's attitude and nature. It will be useful for the conduct of behavior.

[Sarah - Dufferin Media]

Yes. If their profile is on Facebook, and it is public, absolutely.

[transasianews]

We can't predict the personality of an employee by seeing their Fb account, and its a complete illegal activity that accessing someone's account without their permission

[Accountingpayroll]

I think it is not a good practice at all before hiring check FB account
It personal and job id like professional.

[mheidee]

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[TheDogLine]

Some industry requires a Facebook Check to see the personality of a person you are about to hire. With their permission, I don't see anything wrong with it.

[Zkivanova]

Hey, I am about to launch my travel agency and I am looking to hire help and I want to do background check. Any advice on where to do it?