WEB 2.0 AND RECRUITING

If you have never used Facebook you might be surprised at the number and size companies using it to run ads and recruit employees.  Here is a partial list of Companies using Facebook as a recruiting tool:

1.  Coca Cola (3,718,991 members)

2.  IBM (17,454 members)

3.  NASA (18,530 members)

4.  University of Alabama (16,142 members)

5.  The Central Intelligence Agency (762 fans)

6.  The National Security Agency (2,233 members)

7.  Ernst & Young accounting firm

8.  San Diego State University

9.  The Charleston Police

10. Alexian Brothers Catholic Monks

11. Troy-based Diversified Industrial Staffing Inc.

12. US Cellular

13. International law firm, Allen and Overy

14. John Holland Construction Company


This is just a small list of companies.  You can literally find thousands of companies on Facebook.  Did you notice how many members or followers there are for some of these companies? Yes, there are over 3.7 million members of the Coca Cola site.  While I don't necessarily think you should do something just because everyone else is doing it, it's hard to ignore these numbers.

Marty Brack
E-mail: mdbrack@crimson.ua.edu
Cell: 205-837-4098