Facebook rolls out job posts to become the blue-collar LinkedIn

Post by vinceguidry » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 4:50 PM UTC

bduerst wrote: post #37

vinceguidry wrote: post #32

I read a story recently about a guy who, through sheer happenstance, managed to fix his entire life. He had gotten laid off of his job and was getting desperate. He usually picked up the New York Post and applied to the jobs he saw there. This time they were out of the Post, so he grabbed the Times. He saw an ad for a job fair. He went to the fair. The fair was practically empty, but the employers were desperate, the…

Except in your example, blue collar doesn't appear to use the internet to find jobs or job fairs, even if they have a Facebook account. This reads like a pitch for smart devices for baby boomers. Sure it's a blue ocean, but most retirees don't use smart devices, even though they may have a cell phone.

Post by paulie_a » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 4:53 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #35

paulie_a wrote: post #28

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Facebook seems to have adopted the dark pattern of messenger notifications of "1" even after I have deleted all chats. Every time I open the facebook app I am alerted of a new message. I've gone so far as to file a report with facebook, but have not heard back. I assume this behavior is intentional at this point.

They do the same for me in the FB app on the Marketplace section. They’ll put a red icon down there that makes me visit that section to make it go away. Unfortunately the only things I see on there are cars where the list price is $1 but when you open the ad it’s actually $20k. I’ve reported those to Facebook as scams but the response was “these are legitimate ads” so there’s no reason to go back. Other than that dam…

Post by brickmort » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 4:57 PM UTC

Post by 908087 » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 5:00 PM UTC

scrumper wrote: post #44

vinceguidry wrote: post #32

I read a story recently about a guy who, through sheer happenstance, managed to fix his entire life. He had gotten laid off of his job and was getting desperate. He usually picked up the New York Post and applied to the jobs he saw there. This time they were out of the Post, so he grabbed the Times. He saw an ad for a job fair. He went to the fair. The fair was practically empty, but the employers were desperate, the…

I'll piggyback on your comment as my sentiment is the same. This is far from the worst thing Facebook has done. It seems to address an unmet need. Maybe it will end up creepy and full of unforeseen consequences (like everything else FB) if nearly all non-office job seeking moves to FB, but for now it's helping people. (And also, Striper Sniper Tackle is a fabulous name for a fishing store.)

Post by EpicEng » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 5:12 PM UTC

space_fountain wrote: post #9

EpicEng wrote: post #8

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>society will be forced to shift in a more liberal direction and stop judging people Really? This hasn't been my experience at all. FB can be just as toxic as e.g. a youtube comment section, and what I see more often than not is people self selecting based on who agrees with them nearly 100% of the time.

Ops point seems to be exactly that that is the most likely outcome rather than the nicer sounding alternative.