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Facebook Rolls Out Job Posts To Become the Blue-Collar LinkedIn (techcrunch.com)

Posted by msmash on from the aggressive-expansion dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: LinkedIn wasn't built for low-skilled job seekers, so Facebook is barging in. Today Facebook is rolling out job posts to 40 more countries to make itself more meaningful to people's lives while laying the foundation for a lucrative business. Businesses will be able to post job openings to a Jobs tab on their Page, Jobs dashboard, Facebook Marketplace, and the News Feed that they can promote with ads. Meanwhile, job seekers can discover openings, auto-fill applications with their Facebook profile information, edit and submit their application, and communicate via Messenger to schedule interviews.

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  1. Somehow this feels like a bad idea by foxalopex · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm not sure but this doesn't seem like a good idea. I imagine most folks would prefer to keep their fun social life away from their work social life. Usually getting the two mixed up might not pass as the smartest move.

    1. Re:Somehow this feels like a bad idea by forkfail · · Score: 2

      I'm not sure but this doesn't seem like a good idea. I imagine most folks would prefer to keep their trolling, rabid political arguments, drunk posts, and family drama away from their pretending to enjoy the company of those they work with.. Usually getting the two mixed up might not pass as the smartest move.

      FTFY

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  2. Political beliefs by lucasnate1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    People like to post their political opinions on facebook. Could this be the formalization of opinion based hiring?

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  3. Like Craigslist by bengoerz · · Score: 2

    I call BS. Craigslist has job posts, and Facebook Marketplace has already copied everything else about their platform.

    The only reason to draw the LinkedIn comparison is because it has an attractive valuation.

  4. This will do nicely... by AmazingRuss · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... to document exactly when Facebook jumped the shark.

  5. Where is the line? by jellomizer · · Score: 2

    Where is the line between a blue collar job and a white collar job now a days?

    It isn't pay, as many Blue collar jobs may pay just as well if not higher then some white collar jobs.
    It isn't education, as Some blue collar jobs requires more training and education then some white collar jobs.
    It isn't physical activity, as a blue collar job may require you to just sit in front of a machine all day watching and correcting for faults, while a white collar job sits in front of a different machine finding and correcting faults.

    There really isn't as much of a difference today. It is just the old stereotypes that stick around.

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    1. Re:Where is the line? by Gilgaron · · Score: 2

      Salary versus wages+overtime is probably the last vestige of the old system.

    2. Re: Where is the line? by datavirtue · · Score: 2

      Its blue collar if you click and drool and run around putting out fires you started and white collar if you script everything and maintain a resiliant system based best practices and comprehensive monitoring.

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  6. In America by Okian+Warrior · · Score: 2

    Informally, it's already here. I don't know where Trump people are finding jobs these days. I don't know anybody who hires them.

    In America, obviously. Check out the economy.

  7. FB LI by schematix · · Score: 2

    My Facebook account is only for friends and family. I do not accept your friend request unless we've socialized outside of work, and work events don't count. My LinkedIn account is only for work. It's the opposite - i don't accept friends or family.

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