Today, LinkedIn is the most recognized social networking site for professionals – boasting over 150 million members. But a not-so-new kid on the social networking block, (boasting over 900 million members), is planning to enter into this territory: Facebook.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the social networking giant is planning to offer a job board that will display the job postings of third party providers.
This is in line with Facebook’s Social Jobs Partnership announcement last October. At that time, it was released that Facebook and the U.S. Department of Labor were creating a “Social Jobs Partnership” to “facilitate employment for America’s jobless through the use of social networks.”
Since many social network users like to keep their personal and professional profiles separate, it will be interesting to see where this leads. What do you think? Would you use Facebook for professional networking?
Category: Career Development, Career Development Tips
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I had received a request from one of my friends on Facebook to join some jobs network (can’t remember the name). I immediately ignored it for just that reason. I definitely want to keep my professional contacts separate from social acquaintances. Some are obviously both, but I want to be able to control that. I certainly wouldn’t want to have my professional LinkedIn contacts subjected to some of the junk that comes at me through Facebook!
Comment by Ken — July 12, 2012 @ 1:41 pm
Well sad, can’t agree more w/ Ken.
Comment by Marius — July 13, 2012 @ 10:36 am
I’m afraid for some, it would be a way to make it more difficult to find a job when prospective employers view some profiles on facebook. A lot of stuff that goes on facebook isn’t stuff you’d want to show off to a prospective employer.
Comment by DK — July 20, 2012 @ 4:28 pm