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Facebook Jobs coming to an end

This December, Facebook made the big announcement that the Facebook Jobs product will be coming to an end on the 22nd February 2022, with the exception of America and Canada.

What’s changing

According to Facebook’s official website:

  • Existing Facebook Groups with a “Jobs” group type will be changed to the “General” group type and the “Jobs” group type will no longer be available.
  • The ability to distribute free jobs via a partner integration with the Facebook Jobs API will no longer be available.
  • Facebook Jobs will no longer be available on the Facebook Lite app or Facebook mobile website for both employers and jobseekers.
  • The Facebook Jobs browser will no longer be available.
  • Facebook Jobs is shutting down outside the United States and Canada.

What does that mean for your business?

Obviously, this depends on the kind of business you run, for most, this won’t be too much of a change.

If you’re heavily reliant on Facebook Jobs, you’ll need to make sure your website is set up for any applications to go through here instead. You’ll also need to ensure that those applying by email, will be answered.

When it comes to advertising a new job on Facebook, you’ll need to create the job listing on your own business page, just like you’d do when creating a normal post. Key information such as job title, hours, wage, and how to apply must be made very clear. When it comes to advertising for the job outside your own business page, you’ll still have the option of sharing your post to local or relevant groups.

The upside of Facebook Jobs going

There are several reasons why some companies don’t like using the Jobs section of Facebook. It can attract bad candidates who don’t fully read the job description, and there is also a lot of competition meaning many ads are not seen due to everyone else advertising too.

Here at Function28, we believe this is a great opportunity to get creative with your job adverts and stand out from the crowd to attract the right kind of candidate for your company.

We believe that by advising through your own Facebook page, you’ll get a better level of the candidate, and they will no longer be trigger happy on that Apply button. Pointing them in the direction of your website to find out more, and by following the steps of applying, this will funnel out the timewasters, which in turn will save you lots of time sorting the wheat from the chaff!

For any questions about this blog or about your social media pages, please call us on 01884 308091 or info@function28.co.uk.

 

 

 

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2021 Roundup

This year at Function28 has been the busiest and most exciting yet. We’ve been working our socks off producing fresh new websites, managing campaigns, and helping businesses with their social media. We’ve worked on so many fantastic projects that we want to share just some of them with you!

 

Red Ruby Cattle

The good people from the Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society came to us after finding out we built and managed Mid Devon Show’s website and provided them with tech support. Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society had been let down by another agency that started the project of designing and developing a new website, but left them with a product that was unfinished and not fit for purpose. We took on this project and delivered a new website with a fresh, modern look, we also made sure it was fully responsive on mobile devices too. With hundreds of members on their books, they wanted to make the site easy to navigate and attract new members.

As part of the package that they have with us, we’re also hosting their site as well as setting up their new emails too.

 

Fentrigan Manor Farm

We worked closely with Richard to help promote his beautiful holiday cottages on his working farm in Cornwall. We redesigned and developed the website to make it easier to navigate, respond on mobile devices and we’re also hosting the site along with his emails too.

The team really enjoyed working on this project and it’s always a joy to see new pictures of Richard’s dog, Oscar pop up every now and again!

 

 

Somerset County Council

A few key projects that we were part of earlier this year were the Somerset County Council campaign’s to fight knife crime and domestic abuse.

We created and managed major ad campaigns across all social media platforms, collaborated with local companies to make videos for YouTube, and we completed several PPC campaigns on Google. Our team provided clear and precise reporting back to the Council to show how successful these were across the board. We had a great response back from our contact at the Council and we’re very much looking forward to working with them on their new campaign in 2022 (keep an eye on our Blog area for more info!).

 

Cully Pet Shop

Earlier this year, we helped Cully Pet Shop as they made the transition to an online shop. They wanted a modern take on their business so we updated their logo design, website to match, and an online shop with a simple paw design.  We also provided some printed posters, business cards, and vehicle graphics which we think look pawsome! (Sorry, not sorry!)

With Cully Pet Shop being a small local company, it was very important for us to walk them through the process from start to finish.

Other projects we’ve completed, take a look!
MJ Smith
Repair Wizard
Near and Near
JPD Services
Ball and Lawton
Bancoft Locksmiths
Bridgeman Jacks
Crossfit The Physical Edge
Edwards Plumbing Services

We’re looking forward to continuing working with our clients into 2022 and collaborating with new ones too! You can speak to Russ, Adrian and Gemma about your requirements by giving us a call on 01884 308091 or email us at info@function28.co.uk.