Midterm EOC: Job Recruiters Turn To Facebook

In todays world, you can get a job doing just about anything. There’s endless amounts of employers out there with infinite job categories.  But that has been like that for years. One thing that is changing though, is how you get a job in today’s world. If you’re used to the “old fashioned” style of getting a job such as going into an employer and applying for a job, you might want to rethink your job search strategies. Have you ever heard anyone say “connect or meet as many new people as you can” or something along those lines? Well that’s the way the world is going nowadays. Employers are turning to social media websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn so find to employees. “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

A lot of companies have already started to take down their job boards in terms of saving money on job posts. “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. Instead of you coming to them, employers often spend time surfing through social media websites searching for new people to connect to and hire. Although, this has upset many people, thinking that it is “invasive.” Employees want their employers to keep their personal and professional lives separate from each other, which is completely understandable. I feel like this can be both good and bad for companies and employers. I think it can be good because it is a new way of finding new potential employees. It can be bad because this stops you from having that first initial impression of the person you may or may not hire. You have no idea what they actually look like or what type of a person they are from just reading their bio on some social media website.