By Lester S. Rosen

While social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook may appear to be treasure troves for employers at first glance, they can actually prove to be hazardous to businesses when used for hiring decisions.

Employers and recruiters have uncovered what appears to be a gold mine of applicant information on the internet. By searching social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace for potential hires, recruiters feel they are effectively able to "get into an applicant’s head” and see a more accurate portrait of who that person is.