Recruiters Increasingly Turn to Facebook to Look for New Employees
August 8, 2011 by admin
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Recruiters Increasingly Turn to Facebook to Look for New Employees
Published August 08, 2011
| The Wall Street Journal
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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.
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. Others note that while LinkedIn contains a more comprehensive résumé database, candidates tend to value referrals from their connections on Facebook more.
The majority of social-media traffic to Waste Management Inc.’s careers website comes from Facebook, beating out LinkedIn, said Jenny DeVaughn, manager of social media and employment branding. The Houston-based environmental services company is currently trying to fill 1,500 positions—from software developers to garbage truck drivers.
In addition to posting jobs and videos of current employees on its Facebook page, the company has recruiters and other employees find user groups and join discussions.
When asked for comment, LinkedIn referred to their chief executive’s remarks from last week’s conference call to discuss earnings. During the call , CEO Jeff Weiner said users tell the company they want to keep their personal and professional networks separate.
Indeed, Jeff Vijungco, vice president of world-wide talent acquisition for Adobe Systems Inc., said that in focus groups, prospective job candidates were sharply averse to being contacted through Facebook for jobs.
“The antibodies kicked in pretty quickly. They thought it was very invasive,” he said. The company posts job openings on its Facebook page, but Mr. Vijungco said they have had more success finding employees through LinkedIn.
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Study says too much Facebook is unhealthy for kids
August 8, 2011 by admin
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A new study has shown that too much Facebook time may be bad for kids. The study comes from psychologist Larry Rosen at Cal State Dominguez Hill. Rosen has been studying the effects of technology on people for 25 years and his latest study looks at the effects of social networking on students. The case study on the latest research Rosen performed was presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention in Washington, D.C. recently.
Rosen found that teens who use more technology like video games or the internet tended to have more stomach aches, sleeping issues, anxiety, and depression. He also found in the study that teens that logged onto Facebook constantly were more narcissistic since social networking is exactly what the narcissist seeks out. They can share themselves constantly on their terms using social networking. Perhaps the most shocking finding in the study (NOT) was that when Rosen and his colleagues watched middle school, high school, and college students studying for exams over 15 minutes they found that most were only able to focus for two to three minutes before moving to other things like texting or apps. They called that ADD in my day. Rosen says that parents should have constant open communications with kids about how they are using technology and ask questions in a way that kids will feel comfortable. [via LATimes]