Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Facebook: A Great Tool to Weed Out Idiots

Today at work, I was asked to interview a prospective candidate for our firm's New York office when she comes in later this week. I quickly reviewed the young woman's resume - very impressive. She's on law review at a top law school. She has great grades. Her extracurricular activities are impressive. Everything about her resume indicates that she's one of the top prospects for next year's class. I quickly Googled her. The first hit was a Facebook page. Just glancing at the page for a moment revealed that this Facebook account belongs to her - the information matches her resume. She has her privacy setting to block her "wall" from the public, but just about everything else is open for the world to see. It's hard to get past the profile picture she's chosen. Her profile picture is a shot of a statue - a statue of a naked female engaging a very, very lewd sexual act. So, should I start off the interview asking about her Facebook page? Or should I wait until she gets comfortable to mention it? Maybe I'll ignore it altogether in the interview and just include the link in my online evaluation of her candidacy.

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