Posts Tagged ‘facebook’

I’ve long maintained that Facebook can cause more harm than good when it comes to your job search. However, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be useful.

To get a better handle on how Facebook can be used to help you land a job, I’d recommend watching Alison Doyle’s video How to Job Search on Facebook. It’s an excellent primer on what you can do to improve your work related social networking.

Enjoy!

This makes me sad. Termination should only ever be done face-to-face out of respect for the person being fired.

Best line came from the author:

Might she have left a voice mail?

Humanity is too much for me to take sometimes…

A minor storm erupted last week when an NCAA football recruit posted a message on his Facebook page about a trip to “The Pony”. Normally, this type of thing wouldn’t draw much attention. However, given that they were on a recruiting visit to the school, this has caused all sorts of problems for both the program and the recruits themselves.

You see, “The Pony” is apparently a local strip club. This has been a public relations nightmare for the school and its athletic program. I don’t know what will come of it, but I bet it won’t be pretty.

Why bring this to your attention? Because it’s just another example of how things you post on Facebook (and assume are private) can get you (and others) in a lot of trouble.

Be careful of what you post online. You never know who will read it and how it may hurt your cause down the line.

What recession?

News hit recently that Facebook is planning to go on a hiring spree this year, scooping up unemployed or under-employed engineers as it looks to deepen its talent pool. According to CNET news:

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to increase the company’s head count by as much as 50 percent this year. The young founder said in an interview with Bloomberg that since there are a significant number of engineers and developers looking for work, Facebook–still flush with venture funding, and with revenues on the rise–can scoop them up.

Impressive. I guess I underestimated just how big Facebook really is…

Facebook has big expectations for this year’s revenue. Board member Marc Andreessen said the revenue for 2009 should reach $500 million; COO Sheryl Sandberg said it should grow 70 percent compared to 2008. Since Facebook’s financials aren’t public, we can’t be sure what the numbers for 2008 really were (Facebook’s own projections from January 2008. were at 300 – 350 million dollars).

I still find it baffling that Facebook can employ so many people. I’m even more astounded at its current and projected revenues (which are stellar for a company its age).

So what does this mean for your job hunt? If you are interested in technology and social networking, you may be able to land a spot at one of technology’s hottest companies.

But better still, nothing inspires creativity more than strong competition. Dozens of competitors (both large and small) will be gunning for a piece of the space that Facebook currently occupies. This means more jobs are likely on their way soon, a definite plus for anyone looking for a position with a tech startup.