Why Facebook Job Apps Will Ultimately Fail

While many Facebook job apps are trying to give LinkedIn a run for its money, none of the job search and recruitment apps available today are true competition for everyones main professional network, LinkedIn. Apps like Glassdoor, BranchOut, and BeKnown attempt to leverage the social platform as a way to make professional connections -- but since Facebook's social platform was built for personal interactions, most job seekers dont want to leverage it as part of their job hunt.

Although a recent job seeker survey shows that Facebook is the favored platform for job hunting, the apps just arent up to par with competing websites. The following is why these types of Facebo…
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