Elisabeth Butler Cordova of Crain’s New York Business writes about how Fast Company senior editor Jeffrey Chu found his latest job by surfing for friends on social networking site Facebook.
“‘Dude, what are you doing on Facebook?’ Mr. Chu wrote to Robert Safian, now editor in chief of Fast Company.
“In the old days, that kind of salutation might not have pleased a prospective employer. But times have changed. The contact prompted a flurry of exchanges, all on Facebook, which led to a lunch meeting in the real world. The official job offer came through the site.
“‘I don’t think I got a regular e-mail from him,’ Mr. Chu says. ‘I don’t even know if I had his phone number.'”
Read more here. Also, note that the Society of American Business Editors and Writers has a members group on Facebook.
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Is it really a new story that somebody got a job from his existing connections? Isn't that how many people get jobs, regardless of the medium they use to make the contact? And aren't the key words here: a former colleague from his days at Time magazine?