Jibe Uses Facebook, LinkedIn To Help You Find A Job

[Zephie]

Jibe helps you take advantage of your online social network to get hired.

What it is: Jibe, which calls itself a "next generation job board," syncs with companies' job application systems and your LinkedIn profile or Facebook account to highlight for you--and prospective employers--the people you know at the firm that is hiring. You yourself may not realize that an old friend from high school is working at the Fortune 500 company you want to join, but using your online network, Jibe surfaces the connection.

"Jibe connects job seekers to people they know at the companies they want to work at," Jibe CEO Joe Essenfeld told The Huffington Post.

How it works: You won't find all companies on Jibe, but you will find quality ones. Jibe currently works with around 30 companies (about 18 are Fortune 500 firms) to populate its job board with openings. It uses human moderators to ensure none of the listings are from recruiters, are part-time or are "work from home" scams.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/22/jibe-job-board_n_826777.html

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I haven't used Jibe yet, however hopefully this information will help SOMEONE around here. It certainly sounds like a good service as long as you're super careful about what you attach to your Facebook, lest you not get an interview AND screw things up for your friends.

:hi:

[liberal N proud]

1. Any shelter in a storm

If you are in need of a job, you will try most anything to help find one.