[ce] job finding on facebook

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Thursday announced a partnership with Facebook designed to connect the jobless with companies that are hiring. The Social Jobs Partnership will aggregate a variety of existing, but often little-known, job-search services on a new Facebook page in hopes of drawing more attention to them.

Social networking is becoming more and more popular. We have Facebook, twitter, tumblr and whatever else is out there. Some of us use it to stay connected and others think that it may be pointless and a waste of time. Never the less, people are trying to use Facebook, a network that is increasing, to help jobless people find jobs. In a way this may benefit many for some go on Facebook many times a day. Many times businesses look on your Facebook page to check out what kind of person you are, and it may have some affect on if you get the job or not. Using a sight that many go on the daily, can help many find jobs that may be “hidden” and not so popular.

We are in a bad situation as it is. Especially now for us, it is harder and harder to get jobs and money is a big issue now. People are struggling now to find any kind of job, and are having trouble paying off all the taxes and such that we need to pay. Knowing this, having a system that will identify even the smallest jobs will be helpful. The ones who are just graduating still use Facebook, and can use it to not only keep in touch with friends, but find a job for them. In the article, it also talks about a system to find alternative jobs for their skills, and can talk about opportunities that they are capable of doing with their field that they are in. 

I feel like this is a good start of something to come. Maybe it doesn’t have to be on Facebook, but having a sight that can reach out to many is a useful way. More and more people are going to be unemployed and it is becoming harder and harder to get any kind of job. I just believe it has to start somewhere and that this can lead to something even better. Especially with how our technology is booming, new sites will come out, and we can figure out a better system to help more people. Just a thought.