HR recruiter sending me friend request on FB??

[Emile]

Hello to all,

I'm in a situation and I'm not sure what to do. I recently interviewed for a job at a local hospital and got the job. I'm scheduled for orientation on April 14. My problem is that today I got a friend request from the HR recruiter with whom I had my initial phone interview. I'm not sure what's her motive her for wanting to have me as a friend on facebook. They ran a background check on me so I'm not sure what more they want to know.I want to deny her request but I'm not sure if Facebook will send her a message telling her I denied her request. I don't have nothing to hide but I prefer to keep my social life separate from my professional life. Can you guys give me some tips as to how I should handle this situation.

Thanks

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

It depends on how you have your privacy settings. I have mine set so that if you're not one of my friends, the ONLY thing you can do is search my name and send me a PM. You cannot see my profile, anything I've written, even if you're a "friend of a friend"

See, this is smart. If you are going to have one, it should be pretty anonymous.