[nickb]

Sure, why not? Can you ask whether someone's an alcoholic or a drug user during an interview? Of course not. Can you ask whether they're married? No.

Well, you can bullshit only so much in FB before your friends call you on it. And who knows you better than your friends?! So I'd be more worried about being fed bullshit during an interview than looking at a social site.

[german]

You got a point there. We still have different opinions about that issue, but you're right, FB could be a tool, some people use it, some don't. One last question: Do you think is important having a FB profile? What about 2 candidates for a job, but only one has a FB profile. Will that affect your decision?

[nickb]

I don't think that having a FB profile is important. I don't have one myself (for many reasons, privacy being the first one) but I see why so many people have one and I would never fault anyone for using FB. As for your second question, I think it really depends. If both of the candidates are "equal" in your mind (and I have to admit that I've never had that problem), FB can both help and harm. It all depends on who you are and what you have in there :).