Although it’s not part of the formal interview process, I admit that over the last five years or so, every time EBN gives a job candidate serious consideration, the staff Googles that person to find everything we can—old writing clips, college photos, LinkedIn profile and of course, their Facebook page. Facebook is the mother lode of candidate snooping, since it’s a public window into someone’s private life. While we’ve never qualified or disqualified someone from working here because of their Facebook page, it definitely gives us an idea of what a person would be like to work with.
