Best Practices for Applying to a job on Facebook.

Back in the day, job hunters would pick up a newspaper to find a job. Today, there are many different websites and search engines that you can use to find openings in your field. One of those ways is by using the social media giant Facebook. Just this year, Facebook rolled out a new offering, Facebook Jobs. With so many companies having an active presence on the platform, you should consider using their new feature when searching for your next job.

What is Facebook Jobs?

This new feature allows businesses to post jobs directly on their Facebook page while keeping those postings collected in a convenient area for job hunters. Instead of just writing a post and including an external link, hiring managers and business owners can easily post a job and keep it separated from other daily posts.

As an applicant, you can easily find open positions and apply to them directly from Facebook. Your information is pulled directly from your Facebook profile but you (thankfully) have the ability to edit all those fields.

Tidy Up Your Profile

If you’ve been delaying cleaning up your Facebook content, do it before using Facebook Jobs. Since many people who are in the workforce have had their accounts for several years, it’s likely you should invest some time in cleaning up your photos, posts, tags, etc. When you use the convenient Facebook Jobs feature, you need to also increase your responsibility when using social media. You don’t have to make your Facebook profile read like LinkedIn, but it also shouldn’t be a scrapbook of questionable decisions.

Nothing is Truly Private

Yes, you probably increased your privacy settings over the course of having a Facebook account. No, nothing is truly private on the internet. Everyone from government leaders to high-level business executives have felt the pain of assuming what they post is private to the masses. In reality, most of what you post on the internet, including Facebook, can be seen by people you don’t even know. Assume that hiring managers can see your rants, dirty laundry, or sentimental memories and use proper judgment.

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