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	The BrainYard weekly newsletter — the latest news and information on social business technologies. Don't miss The BrainYard's news and updates — please add thebrainyard@techwebdigitalcontent.com to your contact list or address book. Facebook Jobs App Takes On LinkedIn By Debra Donston-Miller Facebook's new app is designed to connect job candidates with hiring employers. Should LinkedIn be worried? Facebook has made a series of meh moves in the last few weeks -- Couples profiles chief among them -- but its latest, a new jobs board app, could have some real value and lasting repercussions. Launched Wednesday, the new Social Jobs application is a partnership among Facebook, the Department of Labor and several career websites, including Monster.com and the Facebook utility BranchOut. The new app is part of Facebook's Social Jobs Partnership (SJP), launched last year, in which the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), DirectEmployers Association, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies and Facebook joined forces to create a social platform to connect job candidates with jobs. "When it comes to economic growth, few issues are more important than matching qualified candidates with great jobs," stated Facebook. "In that spirit, we know that the power of social media -- the connections between friends, family and community -- can have an outsized impact on finding jobs." With the SJP app, recruiters can share open positions with the Facebook community sorted by industry, location and skills, according to Facebook. BranchOut, DirectEmployers Association, Work4Labs, Jobvite and Monster.com are working with Facebook to feed the app with job opportunities, which numbered about 1.7 million at launch. 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With Steve Garrity, Co-Founder and CTO of Hearsay Social. Highlights: Microsoft Introduces New Office and Windows 8 Highlights: Microsoft Introduces New Office and Windows 8 MORE VIDEOS » 4 Social Factors That Drive IT Buying Decisions Why CIOs Must Fight For Innovation, Not Budget E2 Innovate Keynoters: Set IT Free Cloud File-Sharing Fans Get Secure New Options Panoramic Videoconference Camera Adds Human Perspective 3 Big Social Business Implementation Challenges Facebook Couples Profiles: Breaking Up Hard To Do The more features Facebook adds, the longer the list grows of tasks you must complete to make sure your privacy remains at a level that is comfortable for you. Though, like every new feature Facebook throws at us, I think the outrage eventually settles down, and we eventually get used to it. 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