Maryland's legislature has sent to Gov. O'Malley a bill outlawing the practice of employers requesting employees give them their facebook, Google+ or other Social media sites passwords. http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/...an-employers-asking-facebook-passwords-700452 May many more states follow suit.
I really don't know how an employer could possibly justify this. Do those that request social media information also require that employers give up their personal email addresses, blogs, forums visited, etc? What's the rationale for requesting this stuff?
I agree. That is a ridiculous invasion of privacy. If an employer even asked me to supply that information, I would walk out of the interview. These human resource managers and executives mis-understand the employee/employer relationship, and its inexcusable.
The problem is that for many people, especially those who are currently unemployed, walking out of an interview may not be an option for purely economic reasons. I know a number of people, especially older workers who have been laid off for months or years, and while submitting hundreds of applications and resume's have gotten only a very occasional interview, you just don't walk out when you are in that situation.
Exactly! This is why they're prolly doing it. Is this a ploy to save money from running a background check on people? A lot of places will check your credit report too.
I agree that its an "employers market". If people are this destitute, maybe the better option is to go back to a local community college or job training center and obtain the skills that allow them to be treated with respect.
