Facebook to set up 'online job fair' in partnership with Obama officials

The Obama Administration announced a partnership with Facebook to help Americans find jobs.

"[The partnership] represents the Obama administration's strong commitment to customer service on the most important issue of our time: helping people find employment and work," Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said. Sec Solis said the goal of the partnership is to connect employers with people looking for employment. The initiative will allow the Labor Department to provide information and resources to the millions of users on Facebook, Sec Solis said. "At DOL we have the content to engage, assist and connect unemployed Americans with employers. At Facebook, they have the audience, the people plugged into, on a large scale, on the World Wide Web," she said. As part of the partnership, Facebook created a "Social Jobs Partnership" page to provide job information and resources to users. "Think of this as a free online job fair that can be accessed seven days a week, day or night," said Marne Levine, Facebook's vice president of global public policy. The page will offer Labor Department resources, including job listings and job search services, along with resources from partnering nonprofits. Facebook will target public announcements to users in the 10 states with the highest unemployment rates and Puerto Rico. The announcements will include information about job resources available in the users' area.