Countless stories have emerged in recent years about people being declined or even fired from jobs for things they have posted on Facebook; however, the social network has also been increasingly used by many to find employment. Harnessing the opportunities foreseen this avenue, the U.S. Department of Labor has decided to partner with Facebook to help Americans find jobs. According to the Chicago Tribune article "Facebook Partners with Labor Department to help Job-Seekers" by Jim Puzzanghera, the union, officially known as "The Social Jobs Partnership" was announced this Thursday by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. Basically, this move will help centralize all jobs searches on the social network by gathering information for all hiring companies on one page. Since a 2011survey showed that 64% of companies currently use social networking to hire people, this program has strong potential.
Solis hopes to expand the program by also partnering with other social media networks such as Twitter and LinkedIn. As explained by Facebook's Vice President for Global Public Policy, Marne Levine, the job world needs to keep up with the technology age, and this is a practical way to do it. Levine describes the new site as "a free, online job fair that can be accessed seven days a week, day or night." With the number of currently unemployed people currently being so significant, this new page seems to be a way to help Americans in the most convenient way possible.
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