The Innovate CV and Jibe Job Apps on Facebook

By Joshua Waldman from Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies

Innovate CV and Jibe are two of the job apps that have developed ways to integrate with Facebook to help job seekers network. Facebook was designed strictly as a social media site, not as a professional networking site, so these tools help job seekers add that functionality.

Innovate CV job app with Facebook

With the Innovate CV Facebook app, you can manage your online résumé right from your Facebook account. You can also post to your Wall, ask for feedback, send your CV to anyone via Facebook, and even enter a CV competition to win a prize.

Based out of the U.K., Innovate CV started as an online résumé service. Now it offers job-search related courses, web video TV, and help in producing video résumés. With Innovate CV, you can import your LinkedIn profile content and then design a nice-looking online résumé.

To set up your own Innovate CV app, search for “Innovate CV” in the Facebook search bar and choose The App, not the Fan Page.

Innovate CV really adopted Facebook early as its primary medium for networking and sharing. Innovate CV’s designs are attractive, and it’s growing as a company. It offers a valuable service and any job seeker would benefit from using it regularly.

Jibe job app with Facebook

Jibe is an experimental job board and recruiting tool empowered by social media. First, you connect your LinkedIn and Facebook accounts to your Jibe account; then you can see job listings based on who you know. Jibe is different from traditional job boards in that you can actually apply to the job on Jibe without having to leave the site.

Jibe sends the hiring manager your résumé and a filled-out application that includes your social media profiles with who you know.

Jibe also shows you some interesting tidbits about your network, including which industries are represented, what the most common job titles are amongst your friends, and even the unemployment rate of your network as it compares with the national average. Jibe is a great launching-off point for discovering opportunities and for leveraging your network to find out more about target companies.