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Facebook: Please Create a Job Search Mobile App

Dear Facebook,

You have charmed billions. You are a daily fixture in the lives of at least hundreds of millions of people. You’ve introduced so many to the seasoning of chicken, pet adoption, polarizing politics, and fake news.

Facebook is where the people are. We are obsessed with you. You know our dirty secrets, lies, medical conditions, and family news.

You also know our career aspirations, plans, and goals – even if you don’t know our talents or training. You know our travels, but you don’t know our itineraries. We tell you the great news about our careers.

Recruiters hang out here. Employers do, too. Job seekers are active here as well – not all, but many of them. And we’ve all heard you are the next place to look for a new job, that you may be even better than a job board. That would be cool because I trust my Facebook connections collectively.

I bet you would make an excellent job search app.

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It would be great if the capabilities of a mobile job search on the Facebook app would mirror the search on your desktop/laptop page.

Read 8 Cheap Apps That’ll Make the Entire Job Search Process Easier

1. I Want to See Not Only What Companies Post, But Also the Jobs My Friends’ Friends Post

Not only would this expand my network, but it would also give me a better shot at landing the jobs I see. A company’s job post will attract thousands of fans who might share it, but I could easily contact the employer through someone I know.

2. Give Me a Longer History of Hashtags Than LinkedIn Does

Facebook hashtags have been used for many years now. Because people often use their Facebook pages to post Twitter hashtags as well, I can quickly follow postings and career conversations on both networks. Both also house unique content that is helpful to me.

Facebook, you have a variety of hashtags related to both job postings and advice. To have access to all this within an app would be glorious.

3. The Casual Environment Can Be More Comfortable for Networking

“Professional” conversations aren’t always the most comfortable for me. Facebook, you offer more casual conversational threads for me to follow and engage.

4. I Could Make Myself More Personable to Recruiters

I know recruiters and employers lurk to see how employable I am. Years ago, this was taboo because Facebook was for family and friends only. Now, I want to lead employers and recruiters to my page so I can show some personality and professional acumen. It’s the best of both worlds.

5. I Could See If Recruiters Were Human!

I could use your mobile app to see who recruiters are – to see if they’re a “fit” for me. Is he friendly? Does she have a friendly personality? Values are important to me, too! Integrity matters just as much to me as it does to them!

Read 16 Ways to Enchant Job Seekers to Use Your Job Search Mobile App

6. I Could View Company Culture Through the Lens of an Employee – Without Anyone Knowing

Sometimes, I want to see how employees feel without the branding filter. I can do this more on Facebook than on LinkedIn. I can also find other employees who may feel the same and gather intel on culture both positive and negative.

7. My Friends and Intimate Connections Could Be More Transparent With Job Postings

I appreciate job postings from contacts, but when there is no contact person to whom I can direct communication, it’s just as challenging as applying through a job board. Since my connections on Facebook are more intimate and natural, I can gain much more information and better present myself to employers.

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Overall, Facebook, your mobile experience is king – except for when it comes to job search right now. Most of us have dropped the desktop and laptop for the mobile phone when it comes to you. You can make the mobile job search much more fun than it is now!

And Facebook, you can also help make the job search a little more comfortable, thanks to your casual environment that attracts employers who value personality. I can be fun within reason and attractive to like-minded companies. That’s what we all want, right?

This article was originally published on Recruiter.com!

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I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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The Canada Job Hunt, and Can You Ignore Facebook for Your Job Search

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Many ways of writing a resume is principally the same for foreign countries like Canada, but you should become familiar with the culture. Are you using Facebook for your job search when there are about 8 million jobs are found? Those are our topics today in another “can’t miss” episode!

Daisy Wright (@CareerTips2Go) is founder of The Wright Career Solution, and the author of No Canadian Experience, Eh? A Career Success Guide for New Immigrants,” first-of-its kind book dedicated to skilled professionals moving to, or are already in Canada and finding it difficult to navigate the Canadian job search landscape. Her work has been featured in several renowned resume and career books such as Interview Magic, Expert Resumes for Baby Boomers, Same-Day Resume, No-Nonsense Cover Letters, the Quick Resume and Cover Letter Guide, Resumes for the Rest of Us and No-Nonsense Job Interviews.

Here a few of the highlights of our discussion:

Understanding the differences in culture and the job search approach to the job market in Canada. Canadians are much more reserved in sharing accomplishments, as Americans and more comfortable with bragging about themselves
Recent laws in Canada resulted in changes of how employers may not use a lack of Canadian experience against an immigrant
There are spelling differences that will likely not be used against a foreigner (e.g. U.S. spell ‘behavior” versus Canada spells as “behaviour.”)
Daisy offers some resources and websites that people can check out for job openings

Joshua Waldman (@JoshuaWaldman) is the founder of Career Enlightenment, and the author of the best selling book, Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies. He is frequently quoted by Forbes, Mashable for advice on using social media to find jobs. He is also a speaker that has given more than 100 talks and trainings to organizations such as University of Southern California, Texas Christian University, and DeVry University.

Here a few of the highlights of our discussion:

Facebook cannot be ignored in using it to connect with other job seekers and employers. Facebook has posted more than eight million jobs and has a billion plus users
Many of the apps that Facebook once advertised are gone and it is up to the user to connect through updates, introductions
Hashtags are a very effective use that Joshua discovered in experimenting. Listen to how he started using hashtags and how it increased his reach by five times of any of his posts

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Book Review: A Student’s Guide to Surviving Facebook After College

Most job seekers that I have worked with do not consider reading books as part of his or her strategy to succeed to obtain a job. In fact, it is my opinion that most people are satisfied with muddling through rather than to strategically and methodically market themselves.

This is a book you should grab:

A Student’s Guide to Surviving Facebook After College by Joshua Waldman

You can skip this review if you do not own a Facebook page. But I encourage you to read it anyway because it applies to anyone with a social profile. Then again, if you do not have a Facebook page, upon finishing this book, you will obtain one.

The Joshua Waldman book offers tips on filling out a Facebook profile and encourages readers to participate in groups and pages that offer job tips, guidance, and networks. He makes a compelling case for using Facebook apps and making us aware of some I didn’t know that existed. Most people have heard of Branchout, but have you heard of “Hire My Friend” or “Career Friend?” No? Neither did I.

After reading this book you will reconsider your Facebook profile as a professional profile and hub and not a social playground. Many recent graduates and young professionals continue to lack judgment in posting messages and pictures (Waldman suggests Reppler, a Facebook app that acts as a “robot mommy for your social networks but I digress).

It is critical that the job search mission is easily derailed by careless postings whether by updates, postings, and pictures. I think even the pages that you “like” can have a negative impact on your profile. Waldman covers all things privacy and appropriateness expressing the importance of protecting image and perception from potential employers.

I encourage my readers to spend the $7.99 through Amazon, and subscribe to Careerenlightenment.com for the content Waldman (@joshusawaldman) provide readers.