SNS Job Search

• Localbacon opened its job site called Jibe(Jibe.com). With only 99 cents, college graduates can apply for jobs at this site. The striking feature of this site is that it is interactive with Facebook. 
  
  
• Job seekers must have an invite code in order to use Jibe, and then sign in with Facebook Connect. Job seekers should post their profile including work and education history on Facebook, making it possible for employers to check the information about job seekers. 
  
  
• Job seekers can get a job recommendation or job advice through social networking websites. In addition, they can search for jobs around the clock by posting their Twitter account on Jibe.

 Turn to Online Social Connections for a Job

• The social graphs of job seekers on Facebook turn into a tool to assess them. The social graph of a job seeker shows the HR person who else in the company, or how many friends is/are connected to the candidate. Therefore, the HR person can evaluate the philosophy or the social skills of the candidate.
  
  
• Companies also get ranked, so job-seekers can see which company is most in demand. This means that Facebook serves as both a criteria for assessment and a reliable source of trust relations.
  
  
• Due to the economic recession, the unemployment rate is growing. In this situation, many job seekers try to find a job through job sites. Those job sites, however, do not serve as an interactive communication tool to connect job seekers and employers. Jibe is connected with social networks, so job seekers and employers can directly communicate with each other, making it possible to build their trust. In that regard, social networks are a window of opportunity for job seekers to market themselves.