details for prospective employees' Facebook profiles. That's a step too

far. Regardless, increasing numbers of employers and recruiters

"informally" use social media profiles to screen job candidates. With

information at their fingertips, checking out an individual's reputation

and habits seems a logical way to avoid hiring the wrong person. But

experts warn it's risky. Unsuccessful applicants may claim that an

employer has contravened the Fair Work Act or privacy and discrimination

laws. And there's a reverse onus on employers to prove they didn't do

it!