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Employers Are Now Requiring Job Applicants To Hand Over Their Facebook Passwords

DJ Digital — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:24:01 +0000

Last week multiple reports stated that some employers were asking job applicants to fork over their Facebook login information. Basically, they were being asked to supply their password to the social media site, giving their employer full access to their private messages, friends lists and any other information associated with their Facebook profile, as a requirement to get the job they were applying for.

Teen Puts His Real Name on a Job Application for the Store He Was Trying to Rob

Shauna Wright — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:50:00 +0000

Proving that the old adage of “only stupid criminals get caught” is true, a would-be robber who was persuaded to apply for a job at the adult video store he was trying to shake down found himself in handcuffs after he ever-so-helpfully put his real name on the application.

Recent College Grads Make Less Now Than a Decade Ago — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:26:59 +0000

Since the economy took a turn for the worse, more and more young adults are moving back home with their parents after graduating from college, and this could be one reason why: recent grads are making less now than they did a decade ago.