The following is an excerpt from Trefis Team | July 10, 2012 | Forbes.com |
Facebook is apparently working on a job postings board that will launch later this summer, according to a report by the WSJ. “Facebook Jobs” will be an aggregator that pulls in job postings by third party providers and makes them available in one place and creates a searchable database of jobs for users to browse.
Facebook could also use the tons of social data it has on each user to target relevant jobs across its vast network of users as well as provide an excellent recruiting solution to corporate clients and placement agencies, which will compete directly with LinkedIn. [1]
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We have already seen how Facebook’s social graph can be leveraged by job posting and recruitment apps like BranchOut, JobVite, Work4 Labs and Glassdoor. These apps have attracted millions of users in months thanks to the inherent viral nature of the network. Facebook is not cutting them off, but rather partnering with them to become a comprehensive social recruitment solution.
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