“10 Job Search Mistakes You're Probably Making” plus 2 more |
- 10 Job Search Mistakes You're Probably Making
- Facebook Job Search App Gets $6M in Funding
- News briefs: Free job search workshop at library
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| Facebook Job Search App Gets $6M in Funding Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:58 PM PDT This post is part of Mashable's Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: BranchOut Quick Pitch: BranchOut brings career networking onto Facebook. Genius Idea: Facebook isn't all party pics and FarmVille; some of us do serious career networking on the site. BranchOut caters to the professionally oriented Facebook user. This relatively new application transforms Facebook into your personal career center. You can search through your friends by company to see which social connections can help you professionally, too. You can use the app to discover new contacts and business opportunities on Facebook, as well. There's a friends-of-friends feature that will help you find connections at specific companies you're interested in, and you can use the app to post and find job openings. All in all, BranchOut is useful enough that we wonder why Facebook isn't doing more internally on the career and job-search end. Here's a brief demo video: The big question most would ask about this app is obvious: Why would you use a Facebook app when LinkedIn already exists to cover the same space of social/professional networking? And isn't it risky to build your business on a pure-play app atop someone else's platform? LinkedIn has quite a few challengers these days, but none have the momentum or userbase of Facebook. Yet Facebook itself isn't a direct competitor. We think building a career networking app on top of Facebook's social network is actually brilliant because it taps into very real and vibrant connections within a social graph, not just the sometimes stale professional Rolodex stored in a LinkedIn profile. Facebook is also a network that many users check into every day, so if you're job-hunting or trying to connect with specific people, your chances might be better than on other career sites, where the folks who check in daily are more likely to be other job seekers than your desired contacts. As for the pure-play aspect, in most cases, we'd be extremely cautious and not so optimistic. In the event that Facebook decides to devote serious time and effort to career networking and job-search features, BranchOut's goose may be cooked. But for the time being, there could be some interesting, creative and potentially lucrative things coming out of this startup. And apparently we're not the only ones who see promise in the BranchOut model; the startup, which just launched in July, has raised a healthy $6 million dollar Series A from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners. What do you think of BranchOut? Do you or have you ever used Facebook to find a job, help someone else get a job or do general professional networking? Sponsored by Microsoft BizSparkBizSpark is a startup program that gives you three-year access to the latest Microsoft development tools, as well as connecting you to a nationwide network of investors and incubators. There are no upfront costs, so if your business is privately owned, less than three years old, and generates less than U.S.$1 million in annual revenue, you can sign up today. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| News briefs: Free job search workshop at library Posted: 16 Sep 2010 03:08 AM PDT September 16, 2010 The River Grove Public Library, 8638 Grand Ave., is hosting a free job search workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 25. The workshop will include information on online job resources and tips to make one's resume and cover letter stand out. Class size is limited to 10 participants. Light refreshments will be served. Call (708) 453-4484 to register. Sheriff's office leads Web safety talk Internet safety will be the topic of a free seminar sponsored by the Friends of the Elmwood Park Library. A representative from the Cook County Sheriff's office will lead the discussion that begins at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 in the library at 1 Conti Parkway. The workshop will include materials on how to protect children while they use the Internet. Call (708) 453-7645 for more information. Youth garage sale this weekend The River Grove Recreation Department is hosting another kids' garage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 in the parking lot of the American Legion Recreation Center, 8664 Grand Ave. The sale allows neighborhood youths to work on the entrepreneurial skills while selling items they no longer use. In the event of rain, the sale will be moved into the center. Call (708) 453-8000 to reserve a table. Virtual trip to Turkey on display at library Traveler Al Popowits will present a virtual trip to Turkey at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 in the Elmwood Park Library, 1 Conti Parkway. In this free program, Popowits will highlight Turkey's capital, Ankara, where a huge limestone complex was built to house the remains of Ataturk, the father of the Turks; Cappadocia, with its "fairy chimneys" and belly dancers; and rug and pottery factories where products are made by hand. Other locations include Istanbul, with its world renowned Topkapi Palace; Haghia Sophia, once the largest Christian church in the world; and Dohmabache Palace. Call (708) 395-1219 for more information. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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