Now, You Can Apply for Jobs Directly on Facebook

Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada
 post jobs and take applications from jobseekers, posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned
 LinkedIn.

The platform's users will be able to find help-wanted posts at business pages
 on Facebook or by looking in a new 'Jobs' bookmark on the leading social network's
 mobileapplication.

"Businesses and people already use Facebook to fill and find jobs, so we're rolling out new
 features that allow job posting and application directly on Facebook," the California-based
 Internet giant said in an online message.
Job postings may appear in news feed streams if companies pay to promote them.
Clicking on an "Apply Now" button will open an online form already filled out with relevant
 information from a person's Facebook profile, according to the social network.
Applicants will then be able to add, edit, and review forms before submitting them, according 
to Facebook.

Company representatives managing business pages at Facebook will be able to examine 
applications and then contact potential candidates using the Messenger text communication 
service.
Facebook said it tested the new tools in the US and will be rolling them out more broadly
 here and in Canada in coming weeks.
Microsoft recently reported a rise in profits over the past quarter, showing gains in cloud
 computing and other new areas of focus as it absorbed the LinkedIn social network.
The US tech giant, which is shifting away from dependence on software to a broader array of 
services, said the LinkedIn acquisition boosted its revenue in the last three months of the year
 but dragged on profit.
Microsoft also owns a small piece of Facebook due to an investment in the social network 

about a decade ago.