The U.S. Department of Labor and Facebook announced last week that they plan to join forces to help job seekers. The plan is to harness the power of social media and the Internet and find a way to offer job listings on various social media sites at no charge. Facebook contends that while job postings have been listed on the Internet for years, its site is well-suited for job hunters, especially by allowing employers to find people based on their interests, skills and location."

According to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, "by leveraging the power of the social Web, this initiative will provide immediate, meaningful and ready-to-use information for job seekers and employers, and a modern platform to better connect them." Read more here.