Week 5 Midterm: Social Networking & Job Hunting

Since Facebook has became big over the centuries it’s used more now for business interactions and advertisements. When Facebook first came out or when teens started to use it, the game changed it was more used for fun and communicating with friends instead of using their phone data. Now it’s back to being nothing more then for keeping in contact with family members and for companies to meet and do business on. It’s even being used for companies to find a good candidate to come work for them, and this change in Facebook use is starting to scare competitors like job boards. “More companies are trying to tap Facebook Inc.'s 750-million-plus user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn Corp., which has dominated the online professional networking arena.”( Job Recruiters Turn to Facebook to Find Candidates - WSJ.com) The reasoning which possibly Facebook has no control of in a way is that companies who are trying to fill job positions the old fashion way is starting to crash because no one is using the major sites that we use to go on. Some companies just decided to step out the box and go for what most companies or particular employers are on for simple things like emailing their loved ones. “Facebook's use as a job-recruitment tool remains small, but its appeal may be growing. Some recruiters say they have all but eliminated their spending on job boards, which can charge a few hundred dollars per job posting, depending on volume.”( Job Recruiters Turn to Facebook to Find Candidates - WSJ.com) How I see it they have made the right choice by following the young crowd or not even just that, by thinking that since this generation is more technology you have to keep up with the new sites and methods so that more people will spot what they have going on. “Candidates have been 50% more likely to apply to positions they found through Facebook than through other means, said Mr. Staney. "[Job boards] just blast it out. This is much more efficient and targeted," he said.”( Job Recruiters Turn to Facebook to Find Candidates - WSJ.com)