Facebook is preparing a version of its site for the workplace designed, it’s suggested, to compete directly with LinkedIn. This is puzzling at first glance, since Facebook at Work seems geared toward letting people connect and collaborate with colleagues and peers at their current jobs, while LinkedIn is focused more on building professional connections with people outside the firm.
Why Social Networks Still Haven’t Cracked the Job Search Puzzle
LinkedIn and Facebook each own part of the answer.
January 13, 2015
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