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REPORT: Despite Facebook’s Social Recruiting Growth, LinkedIn Still Dominates

David Cohen — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:22:21 +0000

Despite the growth of social recruiting on Facebook, Bullhorn Reach maintains that LinkedIn still dominates the field, and that Facebook still trails Twitter, as well.

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The Cure For Facebook Fatigue: Social Recruiting

Guest Writer — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:14:26 +0000

In February, the business, tech, and social media industries were abuzz with the results of a study by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, during which it was revealed that in America, “droves of users” were taking breaks from Facebook. In the days that followed, the headlines worried about the fact that 27 percent of people were planning on taking a break from the world’s largest and supposedly most popular networking site.

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FirstJob Uses Facebook To Connect College Grads With Employment

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:55:06 +0000

LinkedIn may be a great resource for professionals to connect with and contact other people regarding job opportunities, but about those who are fresh out of college with resumes full of part-time jobs and internships? Eyal Grayevsky figured that college students and recent graduates usually have more Facebook friends than LinkedIn connections, so he helped create FirstJob to enable the newest job seekers to find employment through Facebook relationships. The site officially launched Monday.

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STUDY: How Do Facebook Friends Affect The Job Hunt?

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:49:17 +0000

Facebook is increasingly being used as a job search tool, both for employers and applicants. But it’s much more than that. Facebook users announce employment changes, chat with friends about openings, and seek out new opportunities with close friends and acquaintances. But how do these relationships on Facebook affect not only the likelihood of finding jobs, but job-seekers’ moods during the hunt? Facebook recently partnered with a Carnegie Mellon University researcher to find out.

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HUMOR: Facebook Photo Album Derails Cardinal’s Papal Candidacy

David Cohen — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:18:39 +0000

The fact that content on users’ Facebook profiles can affect their employment prospects and higher-education opportunities has been hammered home time and again, but did photos posted on the social network derail a candidacy for one of the highest-profile jobs around: pope? Not really, but it’s still a good read.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook’s Graph Search As A Social Recruiting Tool

David Cohen — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:28:04 +0000

When thinking of uses for Facebook’s new graph search feature, job recruiting may not have been top of mind, but social employee referral-management platform Zao pointed out that graph search is actually well suited for social recruiting.

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The Inside Scoop On Facebook’s Hiring Practices

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:11:53 +0000

Ever wondered if you have what it takes to work for Facebook (even if you’re not applying for a job as the company’s global head of diversity)? Some members from Facebook’s recruiting team went on Reddit for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session, answering questions about what it’s like to work at Facebook and what kinds of applicants they look for.

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CareerSonar Turns Facebook Friends Into Job Connections

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:22:53 +0000

Looking for a job? Among your Facebook friends lies the potential for employment. CareerSonar, a new service, brings together a person’s connections on LinkedIn and Facebook to look for perfectly fitting job opportunities.

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7 Things Job Seekers Should Include in Their Social Media Profiles

Donya Blaze — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:50:21 +0000

Social media has revolutionized the way recruiters search for talent, which means job seekers need to make sure their profiles are tuned to perfection. After all, you never know when the right person will stumble across your Facebook page at the right time. In the latest Mediabistro feature, career experts and seasoned freelancers tell how to get the most out of social media profiles during the job search.

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Facebook, Agencies, Developers Launch Social Jobs Partnership Jobs Board

David Cohen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:35:45 +0000

Facebook announced the launch Wednesday of a jobs board application from the Social Jobs Partnership, a collaboration between the social network, the Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the DirectEmployers Association, and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies.

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Reachable CEO: Facebook Growing As A Professional Network

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:16:11 +0000

While many people still say LinkedIn when they think of a professional network, the man in charge of Reachable, a social business application, says Facebook is quickly catching up.

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Report: Facebook Users 18-25 In Work Force Still Don’t Get It

David Cohen — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:35:22 +0000

Despite the fact that it’s difficult to go online these days without tripping over post after post after post after post about how Facebook and the employment part of people’s lives do not mix well, it’s also difficult to go online and not find studies showing that these warnings are being ignored, and the latest comes by way of AVG Technologies.

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Teens: What Happens On Facebook Doesn’t Stay On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:39:23 +0000

Despite statistics showing that more college admissions officers, as well as hiring managers, check applicants’ Facebook pages, many teenagers are still lax about social media security, continuing to post content that is detrimental to their online reputation. Michael P. Grace, president and CEO of Virallock, spoke with AllFacebook about the mistakes that high school and college students are making on Facebook and how they can clean up their acts for a better future.

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Study: Twitter, LinkedIn Gaining On Still-Dominant Facebook Among U.S. Work Force

David Cohen — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:20:43 +0000

Facebook is still the social network of choice among the U.S. work force, with 83 percent of respondents to a survey by social recruiting platform Jobvite having Facebook profiles, but Twitter and LinkedIn showed strong gains in 2012 versus 2011. Those Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts are likely active, as well, as Jobvite also found that three-quarters of respondents were actively looking for or open to new jobs.

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Job Ads: Going Beyond A Simple Facebook Post With Targeting

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:33:58 +0000

Ad targeting has become standard practice on Facebook, as advertisers can now point their messages toward people who are 25 years old, living in Miami, have been to college, and list baseball as an interest. Ziv Eliraz, CEO of social recruiting platform Zao, thinks employers can use similar tactics to target job ads to those who have work experience and education relevant to the positions.

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