Week 5 EOC: Social Networks and Job Hunting

Week 5 EOC: Social Networks and Job Hunting  

Now a days with all of our technology and inter connectivity it isn't necessary for someone to go into a place of work to apply for a job, have an interview, and be hired all on location. This is 2016, so its about time to say good bye to in person job recruitment and hello to the new world of job boards. How exciting. The largest website for finding professional workers and free lancers for employment is LinkedIn, but there are many other job board sites and social media websites competing for this market of job hunting. One of them being the social media giant, Facebook. Job recruiters from tons of companies have taken to the walls and the groups of Facebook looking for potential employees. Waste Management Inc. is a company doing a large employee search of 1500 recruits, "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." ( file:///C:/Users/student/Downloads/Job%20Recruiters%20Turn%20to%20Facebook%20to%20Find%20Candidates%20-%20WSJ.pdf ) 

Not only are companies looking into social media websites like Twitter and Instagram for employees, but they are looking for consumers and customers that are willing to to be brand ambassadors for their company. Companies are trying to find customers that will advertise, share, and represent their product throughout social media in order to boost their branding and social media marketing. Recruiters will work very carefully to select the proper people to endorse their brands, "Marketers select their brand ambassadors very carefully, based on customers’ devotion to a brand and the size of their social circles." ( https://digitalbookshelf.artinstitutes.edu/#/books/9780558851903/cfi/6/8!/4/2/10/18/10/6/28/2@0:100 ) They ensure that the brand will be recognized and that the ROI in marketing will be worth it.