Recently an article was posted in the Wall Street Journal talking about how Facebook is becoming more involved in career development. Through reading this article it almost seems Facebook is partnering with social media companies which deal with career networking (i.e Linked In). An example of how Facebook has partnered with these companies is when users of Linked In are notified when their friends from Facebook are also using Linked In. Branch Out Inc. (an application for facebook based on professional networking) mentioned in the article that they company raised 18 million in venture capital because of their efforts with social media and professional services. So, how does this effect users of Facebook and Linked In? I think this article shows that users of social media should be careful of what is posted on their social media sites no matter what the website. Job searching though social media avenues have been shows to be an increasingly popular way of searching for jobs. CEO of Jibe Inc. says that its 200,000 active users have landed hundreds of jobs by sending applications through its service. I think this is a new way of searching for jobs other than filling out paper applications. it is important to mention that the companies which these people are getting jobs at are not just small companies. Individuals using this method of job application are getting jobs at companies such as Amazon.com and MTV Studios. However, one of the contributors to this article mentioned that Linked In is still the place to go to get in contact with recruiters and job searchers. I think facebook job search will become more and more popular as social media advances. All in all, a basic principle still applies in this article....BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES!!!
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