Now you can apply for a job on Facebook

Facebook on began letting businesses in
the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from
job seekers, posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned
LinkedIn.
The platform’s users will be able to find help-wanted
posts at business pages on Facebook or by looking in
a new ‘jobs’ bookmark on the leading social network’s
mobile application.
“Businesses and people already use Facebook to fill
and find jobs, so we’re rolling out new features that
allow job posting and application directly on
Facebook,” the California-based internet giant said in
an online message.
Job postings may appear in news feed streams if
companies pay to promote them.
Clicking on an “apply now” button will open an online
form already filled out with relevant information from a
person’s Facebook profile, according to the social
network.
Applicants will then be able to add, edit, and review
forms before submitting them, according to Facebook.
Company representatives managing business pages at
Facebook will be able to examine applications and
then contact potential candidates using the Messenger
text communication service.
Facebook said it tested the new tools in the US and
will be rolling them out more broadly here and in
Canada in coming weeks.
Microsoft recently reported a rise in profits over the
past quarter, showing gains in cloud computing and
other new areas of focus as it absorbed the LinkedIn
social network.
The US tech giant, which is shifting away from
dependence on software to a broader array of services,
said the LinkedIn acquisition boosted its revenue in the
last three months of the year but dragged on profit.
Microsoft also owns a small piece of Facebook due to
an investment in the social network about a decade
ago.

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