ALC - CareerArc blog

It’s no secret that businesses understand the impact that social media can have on brand awareness, recruiting, and the all-important bottom line. The sheer size of these networks is staggering, and it allows businesses to put their companies in front of an enormous amount of people. As of yesterday, Twitter reached 500 million users a little over a month after Facebook announced they expect to have 1 billion users in August—which means roughly 1 out of 7 people on earth will have a Facebook page. There is no doubt that social media is here for the long haul.

Three years ago this week we launched TweetMyJobs with a very clear objective:  leverage social media to revolutionize online recruiting and help job seekers better connect with employers.  Facebook and Twitter were only a few years old but their power in changing the way companies could do business was obvious.