What Facebook Jobs means for you

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know that Facebook is currently rolling out Facebook Jobs in the US and Canada, with a view to driving these worldwide next year.

Facebook Jobs is an extension of the Facebook Company Pages, and it allows candidates to log in and apply for jobs with their Facebook profile. Given the seemingly omnipotent reach of Facebook, this is likely to be the biggest shake-up in the recruitment industry this year.

The blurring of social and professional lines

Facebook introduced company pages in its earliest iteration, Brand Pages, in 2007. This change represented the beginning of blended content on Facebook, where corporate content started mixing with content from contacts. A typical 2017 Facebook feed is probably made up of content from friends, news outlets and organisations you relate to either professionally or personally. As Facebook Jobs becomes more popular, we could see suggested jobs creeping into your timeline, similar to your LinkedIn feed.

Facebook Jobs could ultimately become the next level of integration between your social and professional life.