Can "Liking" A Company on Facebook Help Your Job Search?
Starbucks, which has several locations in Chesterfield, is pioneering a new way to attract employees.
Starbucks is planning to expand and open 1,300 new stores next year, but if you'd like to get a job with the coffe giant, first log on to Facebook. (For instant updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The national chain has unvieled a new system called Branch Out that will let potential applicants search for jobs using their social netowrks, according to a report in the St. Louis Business Journal. The system takes the form of an app on the Starbucks Facebook page that lets users browse open positions by location, but it's also a promotional effort with videos about what it's like to work at Starbucks and links to info about the company's benefits. The journal cites a Seattle-based tech blog from one of its sister publications …
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