On the lookout for a new job? Here's something to like: Facebook, with the enthusiastic backing of the Department of Labor, just revealed a new job-board application to help many of the social network's 1 billion-plus users get back to work. The platform — which partners with Monster.com, BranchOut, and Work4 Labs, among others — aggregates 1.7 million openings from recruiters, allowing job-hunters to sift through listings by location, industry, and skill, or share job openings through their network. Facebook insists that it's not entering the recruiting industry, a statement that "appears far-fetched given the capability of the application," says J.J. Colao at Forbes. And of course, Facebook's expansion could spell bad news for LinkedIn, a site for professionals that, with 187 million users, has apparently faced some growth concerns from investors. Will Facebook's job board kill LinkedIn?
This could be trouble for LinkedIn: "LinkedIn must be worried," says Donna Tam at CNET. The new Facebook app's many launch partnerships, not to mention the social network's "attractive" pool of 1 billion users, highlight how much better Facebook is at the core task of social jobs recruiting. That's "LinkedIn's bread and butter," and clearly, Facebook is moving in.
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