Inside Job on Facebook
May 20, 2009 by Darlene McDaniel
Filed under Jobs
Facebook has a new app called Inside Job. Very interesting application to add to your profile if you are on Facebook. InSide Job allows you to search for and contact other users based on where they interviewed, 
worked, or are currently working. Get the inside scoop on your prospective employer before the interview. Find the right people to hire. Search for and post jobs. InSide Job is a tool that replicates the best features of business sites like LinkedIn.
InSide Job users can also:
• Get the inside scoop on their prospective employer before the interview;
• Network with people in similar fields; and
• Find the right people to hire as service providers.
Here is a video demo from YouTube on Inside Job:
Before I share my thoughts about the value of Inside Job, let me say this – I like Facebook. I believe that Facebook is a valuable social networking tool. However, I don’t believe Facebook is the place to network for professional jobs. I know that many of you may disagree with me, that’s great. Come share your argument, but I truly believe that you need to separate your social networking from your professional networking. Especially for those of you who are just beginning. Coming out of college and trying to navigate your way through an already difficult job market. You want to demonstrate your skills and abilities, not your last spring break escapades.
Facebook has connected me to hundreds of people I lost contact with. Personal friends. People I may never had connected with again, given our lack, or I should say my lack of writing letters. Which is how people stayed in touch before the Internet and email. Anyway, my point – Inside Job is a great added value for Facebook users, and I may try it, But I want to go on the record and say to all of you Facebook lovers, separate your social networking from your professional networking. There is a huge difference between how you conduct yourself personally and professionally. And your social banter, conduct and casual attitudes can and will affect your professional image. Think about it and let me know what you think!
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Darlene,
Thank you for covering InSide Job. We appreciate your critical thought to the issue of mixing business with fun on Facebook.
We at Arlington Soho gave a great deal of brain power to adding a business application to Facebook and how users would feel about bringing the two together. To make it work for our customers we have added a few features to keep their privacy private.
Users on InSide Job cannot see each others Facebook profiles, pictures, etc. unless they are already friends. For privacy from all Facebook users one much have applied the security settings built into Facebook.
We are very clear that what we and Facebook provide you with will keep a strong boundary so that InSide Job user cannot get more information from you than you are willing to give.
Our customers told us they were tired of paying LinkedIn to send emails. And that they wanted Facebook users to have a way to search for people based on their job title, company name, or the location. We developed InSide Job to allow users to do just that and for free. InSide Job users can contact anyone on Facebook who has interviewed, worked, or are currently employed at the places they want to reach out to. Effectively we have created a tool that replicates the best features of business sites like LinkedIn.
In this economy where people need to have a job to pay the bills, breaking the molds of old cultural norms will occur with ever greater frequency. As a married man with financial responsibilities I can assure you that my wife would want me to do whatever it took to earn an income if I lost my job. Including, dare I say it, do business on Facebook.
Thank you for your forum and I would be happy to chat more about this topic if you wish.
Lorne Epstein
CEO
Arlington Soho
Lorne@MyInSideJobs.com
Hi Lorne,
Thank you for stopping by bizzia Careers and leaving your comment. I appreciate your additional information concerning the new app Inside Job. I will be keeping my ear to the ground to see how people enjoy using this new app. As a Career Coach I will continue advise my customers to keep the two separate, but I am open to hearing positive results from Inside Job. Please stop by any time.
Thanks!