Alumwire is a social networking job site who are targeting fresh college graduates and also targeting seasoned professionals through the alumni networks. The site has been creating some hype and have been featured on CNet too.

The site has integrated with facebook and also features Video’s (Video Resumes) and social networking without doubt! The service began at Harvard University and over 1000 US colleges are supported now. Employer can use the network too for recruiting, and students can use it to connect professionally and get their dream jobs

The concept sounds very similar to Jobster and I for sure think that the alumni concept could work for Alumwire. As of now, Alumwire’s Co-Founders have already been named “Top 25 American Entrepreneurs Under 25″.

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If you never could understand Social Networking, maybe this video might help you in understanding the concept…

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For a while Facebook has been outgrowing various Social Networks and since they released their API’s to developers they have grown leaps and bounds. I’ve enjoyed Facebook and I did think Facebook might be even able to topple Orkut in India, until I recently I read that Harry Joiner, our very own Marketing Headhunter was blocked on Facebook for uploading his Address Book!

Yes, you heard me right! Facebook has sent him a mail stating that their decision was final! But why?

I am still trying to understand if there are limits set as to an XYZ person can only have 100 friends then it must be conveyed / warned in advance. For a person like Harry, who has 4300 contacts should only benefit Facebook rather than hurt them. I also remember doing the very same on LinkedIn recently with ease.

If they thought that a user was a spammer then they should have confirmed the same before they can take action against a user. Really Insane!

As predicted, the entire Recruiting Community is now with Harry against “Facebook’s War On Recruiters”. Let me know your thoughts on this insane act!

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.

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Source: Digital50, JobsterBlog

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