Facebook: Don't reveal your password to snooping employers

This is a pretty good article talking about the dos and donts of sharing your Facebook profile password just to get a job.  The gist of the article is "Just say no" it works for drugs and will also work for this.

"As a user, you shouldn't be forced to share your private information and communications just to get a job," Facebook said in its post. "And as the friend of a user, you shouldn't have to worry that your private information or communications will be revealed to someone you don't know and didn't intend to share with just because that user is looking for a job. That's why we've made it a violation of Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to share or solicit a Facebook password."

Here is something to consider.  Fake Facebook accounts.  we create junk email accounts to collect spam when you have to sign up for something, why not create a fake Facebook account that you can share with employeers? Yes, creating a fake account likely won't fly unless you plan for this well in advance of your interview but why not give it a shot.

Or you can stick to your moral guns and "just say no" the truth of the matter is if the employeer is resorting to checking Facebook accounts as a process of elimination its not going to be a place you want to work for anyway.

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