Facebook: friend or foe to job seekers? Here are some tips to control what you share on to help make this "cocktail party" setting work to your advantage while advancing your career.

1. Social Media Tip
How can you use Facebook in your job search?

2. What elements should you include on
Facebook page for job seeking?
• Complete your profile
• Follow the companies you want to work at
• Find Common Interest Groups and Conferences
• Build Your Network
• Ask Your Friends for Help

3. Facebook use by job-seekers: How likely are you to find a job within 3 months?
By Moira Burke on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 7:27am
Robert Kraut and Moira Burke surveyed about 3,000 Facebook users

5. Facebook Tools
Control who sees your Facebook posts

6. Facebook Tools
Hold private conversations on Facebook

7. Facebook Tools
Find and “friend” colleagues on Facebook

8. Facebook Tools
Demonstrate
your social
media savvy
and leadership
on Facebook
pages

9. Facebook Tools
Join Facebook
groups with
people who
share common
interests and
values

10. Facebook Tools
More
Create categories of
Facebook friends to target
news feeds