Week 5 EOC: Social Networks and Job Hunting

Reading through both of those articles was pretty intriguing. Everything has grown into something different when it comes to applying for jobs or people looking for someone to hire it seems. "Candidates have been 50% more likely to apply to positions they found through Facebook than through other means, said Mr. Staney." That's exactly half. That is plenty if you ask me, I mean everyone gets on Facebook at least once a day. That is the most used social media site I believe. People all use it for different purposes and when I do, I see things I want to look into all the time. There is now advertisements and such that you might want to look at and that can cause you to dig deeper. So with that being said if there was an job posting on Facebook then I would probably jump right on it if it matched what I like to be doing. "More companies are trying to tap Facebook Inc.'s 750-million-plus user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn Corp., which has dominated the online professional networking arena." Facebook is taking over many things. I'm sure Facebook is where most people is at and who doesn't have an account with them? Maybe 5% of the population probably don't have an account but as you know grandmas, grandpas, and your mom and dads have them. It is no surprise that if they do advertise something on there someone will see and it will spread like wild fire. It will travel through your friends and family and on and on. "People love talking about things that make them happy—including their favorite products and brands." Nowadays it is not hard to get the word out there. The best advertisement is word of mouth. It is free and people that love the brand of the product will do all the work for you. They will tell literally everyone on earth through texts, phone calls and social medias. We all know that happens daily. We do it without knowing it and we are helping the companies tremendously. Social media is definitely the best way to get the word out to the world and for everything we need.