How To Use Facebook Ads to Get a Journalism Job

by Shawn Smith on February 5, 2010

A friend of mine asked me recently, ‘how can I use Facebook targeting to advertise jobs or get hired?’
I started by writing out the lengthy Facebook reply, but for some reason, FB wouldn’t send the mail…. So here I will share it with everyone! YAY! :)
I’ll break this up into two posts “Advertising a Job” [...]

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Why Use Facebook Advertising?
Only because it’s the most powerful advertising platform when it comes to targeting! Seriously, you can get in front of nearly anyone at company…. because… well, they probably are using Facebook too.
If you want to get hired, there’s no shame in advertising your skills and background. How else are people going to [...]

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How To Advertise a Journalism Job on Facebook

February 5, 2010

Why Advertise on Facebook?
If you have a job you want to fill, facebook is an awesome platform for targeting ideal candidates. Why? Because the Facebook has a huge, sometimes-educated, DAILY audience – much bigger than the daily audience on say JournalismJobs.com.
Now I can’t speak on cost, because JournalismJobs.com runs ads for $75 for 5 weeks, [...]

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No Newspaper Bailout! Bailout News Instead

September 21, 2009

Since bailouts became all the rage, a lot of journo’s have asked “where’s our bailout?” Where’s the bailout for the newspaper industry?
Looks like the buzz is getting a second wind as The Hill reports President Obama may be open to the idea of a bailout for the newspaper industry. The Hill cites an interview during [...]

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