Facebook's Local Job Listings Are Back - How To Use The Social Network To Find A Gig

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Local occupation listings are returning to Facebook.
• You'll find openings done a dedicated tab successful Marketplace.
• Job seekers tin select and benignant listings to constrictive their search.

If you're looking for a job, you astir apt find yourself getting distracted pinch societal media. Thanks to nan return of an aged feature, though, you mightiness really find your adjacent occupation through Facebook.

Starting Monday, section occupation listings are returning to Facebook, Meta said successful a blog post.

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The characteristic existed connected nan level for immoderate time, but has been gone for respective years. While it existed, Facebook's occupation marketplace was a celebrated action for those looking for work. When it debuted, recruiters listed more than 1.7 cardinal jobs connected nan site. 

Facebook said you tin now link pinch section businesses to find entry-level, trade, and work manufacture occupation openings adjacent you. Job listings connected Facebook are nationalist and will look to each adults 18 years and older. A policy page connected nan company's site lists respective categories of jobs that are not permitted, for illustration big aliases drug-related services aliases products, ones that discriminate against applicants based connected immoderate protected characteristics, and multilevel marketing.

How to find a section occupation connected Facebook

The characteristic wasn't showing up for maine yet, but Facebook said it's rolling out.

To spot section occupation listings, pat nan "Jobs" tab successful Marketplace. Job listings will besides look connected section and career-focused Groups, and Pages tin stock posts straight to their pages. You tin select and benignant jobs by category, distance, and occupation type. The much you search, Facebook will item applicable opportunities based connected your browsing history. 

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Job seekers will besides beryllium capable to link straight pinch employers by reaching retired to them done Messenger to inquire questions, schedule interviews, aliases study much astir imaginable employers by exploring their Facebook page. Companies don't person to salary to database a occupation opening. 

Facebook didn't explicate precisely what prompted nan return of nan feature, aliases why it was axed successful nan first place, but I've reached retired to spot if they person immoderate much details.