Followers of this blog know that 1) I think recruiting software should be augmented with active participation in social networks and 2) I love it when readers contribute to the ongoing conversation here by sending me a comment or an email. So I was quite happy when a reader took the time to tell me about a new Facebook functionality that can help recruiters.

The application is called “Work For Us,” and like all things that are successful on the web, it’s pretty simple and straightforward. Here’s what it looks like:



</br>Candidates can apply for jobs and forward jobs to friends and groups without leaving Facebook.
The cost for “Work For Us” ranges from free (with one job slot) to $199/month (20 job slots, automatic job imports, and $150 in Facebook ads) to $799/month (unlimited job slots, automatic job imports, and $500 in Facebook ads).

The site promoting “Work For Us” boasts over 69,000 “monthly active users” and claims to be “the #1 recruiting solution on Facebook.” I believe it! And my guess is that this number is going to get much bigger in a short amount of time.

I’m glad to see that someone isn’t letting LinkedIn monopolize recruiting in the world of social networks, and I’m glad that there is yet one more way to augment recruiting software.

Happy recruiting! (Or should I say, “Have fun on Facebook”?)