"When a Risque Online Persona Undermines a Chance for a Job" by Alan Finder: p. 165

This article talks about how some companies do online searches on their job candidates. And that now, employers are looking at sites like Facebook and MySpace, where students often post photographs and comments about drinking, recreational drug use, and sexual exploits. It says that some mistakenly believe that these pages are private, but that companies can gain access to information in several ways. I have a facebook, but the settings on my page limit access to it. I think? I have heard of people changing their name on Facebook to their first and middle name instead of first and last, but I'm pretty sure that as long as your privacy settings are applied, you should be safe. I agree with the many career counselors that advise students to review their pages and remove photographs and texts that you wouldn't want your grandmother or potential employers to see. And I will definitely keep my Facebook page set on private...I hope that's enough to keep people I don't want seeing my page away from it.