Jobster releases “Employer Talent Networks”

July 30th, 2007 by sucharith | Filed under Careers, Recruiting, Social Networking.

Jobster recently released “Employer Talent Networks”, another Facebook Application. Their new Application has partnered with 230 leading employers and enables to build a Talent Network thru which you employers can connect with their prospective employee for Job Openings, Career Advice and more. You can read the official press release here.

As part of the Jobster application setup process, Facebook users sign up for employer Talent Networks. In doing so, Facebook users’ information and career interests are passed along to the hiring teams utilizing Jobster’s Employer Sourcing Tools. Jobster then facilitates direct communication between employers and the Facebook users in their Talent Network about job openings, company recruiting events and other opportunities.

The new Jobster application also enables Facebook users to discover which of their Facebook friends work at specific companies and then ask them for career advice.

Finally, the Jobster application also enables Facebook users to search from more than 2 million jobs indexed by Jobster on an ongoing basis, and to easily convert their Facebook profile into a digital resume on Jobster. Access the application at http://apps.facebook.com/jobster.

It will be interesting to see whether users prefer WorkinIt or Jobster’s Talent Networks.