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Facebook does a LinkedIn: Rolls out job application feature

Facebook is rolling out its job application feature, which was previously only available in the US and Canada, to over 40 countries. The new countries include Brazil, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The feature, available on iOS, Android, and the web, is aimed at helping both job seekers …

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Facebook’s job board finally posts to the UK

With 2.16 billion active users compared to LinkedIn's 260 million, Facebook is a serious threat – particularly now that its users are starting to skew older. Google also tried to muscle in on the job market last year with Google Hire, though this is designed to make life easier for …

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Facebook expands presence in jobs market

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it was expanding the jobs section on its social network, as it looks to compete in a market dominated by Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn. The expansion marks the tool's international rollout a year after it was launched in the United States and Canada. …

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You might find your next job on Facebook

It raises the prospect that Facebook will come to compete with LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, as the go-to employment network for job-seekers and businesses alike. Facebook job applications will be filled automatically with previous information the user has already posted to the network, including … Read More

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LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) Receives News Impact Rating of 0.14

LinkedIn logo Headlines about LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies … Read More

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EXCLUSIVE: Facebook Takes on LinkedIn With New Jobs Tool

One in four people in the U.S. have used Facebook's job search feature to find a job in the past year, according to Alex Hemil, Vice President of the company's Local vertical. In an exclusive interview with Cheddar, he said the free tool really helps “people in businesses to connect …

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Facebook the new LinkedIn?

Facebook is doubling down on its efforts to take on LinkedIn. The social network announced Wednesday that it is expanding the ability to apply for local jobs directly on Facebook to over 40 more countries. Users in the U.S. and Canada have been able to see job postings on Facebook …

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Oppenheimer hit by double departure as alts CIO and PM exit

He joined from AllianceBernstein where he spent almost two decades holding various roles including investment director and senior portfolio manager, according to his LinkedIn page. Lee, who has already left the firm, also joined Oppenheimer in 2013 from AllianceBernstein, where he worked as the … Read More

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Facebook jobs service spreading to more countries

Facebook's job service wades into the terrain of career-focused social network LinkedIn, which Microsoft bought two years ago in a deal valued at $26 billion. But LinkedIn is seen as an online venue for professionals to cultivate connections and opportunities whereas Facebook's job service appeared … Read More

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Look Out, LinkedIn: Facebook Adds New Job Postings Feature For Users

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — In an effort to help local businesses hire and help people find jobs, Facebook announced Wednesday that they will be expanding the site's job posting capability to more than 40 countries. The social networking giant first began testing the job posting feature that would allow … Read …