Facebook's Social Jobs App Could Be a LinkedIn Killer

Facebook's partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor to use social media to get Americans back to work might be a disaster for the ruling professional network, LinkedIn. Today, the Social Jobs Partnership launched a Social Jobs App that aggregates more than 1.7 million job listings on Facebook, creating a sizable job board for the social network's growing user base of more than 167.5 million people in the U.S. alone.

Facebook’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor to use social media to get Americans back to work might be a disaster for the ruling professional network, LinkedIn.

Today, the Social Jobs Partnership launched a Social Jobs App that aggregates more than 1.7 million job listings on Facebook, creating a sizable job board for the social network’s growing user base of more than 167.5 million people in the U.S. alone. The app gives candidates the opportunity to apply for jobs through Facebook and share listings with their friends.

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