How To Post a Job on Facebook in 5 Steps
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If you are a US or Canadian employer, posting a job on Facebook takes just five steps. These involve filling out a short form about your open position on the Facebook desktop browser and determining who needs to see the post. Posting a job on Facebook is free, although you might want to set a budget to boost your job post to make it more visible.
Step 1: Start From Your Facebook Business Page
To post jobs, you must log in as an administrator on your company’s business page. Once you log in, navigate to the menu on the left-hand side. The icon with a flag will lead you to pages that you manage.
Facebook Business Homepage
If you need help setting up a business account, check our article on how to create a free business account on Facebook.
Allow Messaging
One setting to explore on your Facebook Business page—if you are not using it already—is Messenger Tools. This allows job seekers to contact you.
To change from the default setup, choose Settings from the menu at the bottom of your business page, and then select Messaging. Then, you can click Get Started to add messenger to your website.
You will find Settings at the bottom of the menu on the homepage.
Messenger allows applicants to start a conversation directly with your webpage.
You can also add Messenger via Messenger tools, which has additional options that may help you promote your business.
Clicking on Messenger Tools leads you to a to-do list of options.
One option is Conversation Starters, which acts as a virtual assistant, and with which you can place automated messages for common questions such as business hours, company location, and contact information. It also reminds you to respond to unanswered messages. This will not only help you with job applicants but customers too.
Conversation starters are automated options that help you respond to applicants in a timely manner.
Another option is to Create saved replies. This also allows you to create answers to some commonly asked questions by applicants and perhaps customers as well. Some questions may include information regarding company addresses, mailing locations, and hours of operations.
Step 2: Create a Facebook Job Post
Here are two ways to create your Facebook job postings—both are available from your Facebook Business page.
The first option is to scroll down on the left-hand menu on your Facebook Business page until you come to Manage Jobs. Once you select Manage Jobs, it will give you an option to Create Job.
To post a job on Facebook, you click on Manage Jobs, then Create Job.
The second option is to choose Post a Job from Free Facebook Business Tools, which is located in the main body of your Business page.
You can also click Post A Job from the Free Facebook Business Tools section.
In either case, once you complete the initial step, you will be directed to the Create Job section.
Step 3: Fill Out the ‘Create Job’ Form
You may already have a job description with helpful information—such as job title and specific details about the role—for job seekers to determine if they’re a good fit for your position. You can use this to fill out all the fields in Facebook’s Create Job section.
Job postings are straightforward, with fill-in-the-blank fields for both required and optional fields—though we recommend filling out the optional ones to increase your chances of finding a suitable candidate.
For a step-by-step guide on how to write a compelling job ad that will attract qualified applicants, read our article on how to advertise a job. It provides details on how to create a recruitment strategy, select a job title, and track your candidates.
Step 4: Publish Your Job Post for Free
Before you post your job, you’ll get a chance to review and edit it.
An example of a completed post
Once you have reviewed your post and everything is to your liking, you can complete the process by clicking Publish Job Post.
Facebook requires you to comply with its Community standards, which cover bullying, harassment, and privacy violations, among other areas. Not only should you stay up-to-date on specific Facebook policies, but it is a best practice to be aware of federal labor laws to remain compliant.
See Candidates Who Have Applied
You will get a message on your Facebook account whenever someone applies to one of your positions. If you have allowed email, you may also receive an email from the candidate. Lastly, you can go to the Jobs menu or tab on your Facebook Business account and you will see all the jobs you’ve posted and who has applied to each.
Close or Edit Jobs
Your job post will automatically close after 30 days if you do nothing (and haven’t boosted it), but you can close it manually by clicking on the suspension points (dot-dot-dot) to the right of the job posting. That opens a menu that provides additional options, like Close Job.
You can also use the same path to Edit Job. This makes sense when you still want applicants to apply but you need to make a major change to the posting. These items may include location, salary, or hours.
Several options are hidden under the dot-dot-dot on the Facebook job posting.
Step 5 (Optional): Boost Your Job Posting
Job postings are free on Facebook but there are benefits to paying for job advertising (which Facebook refers to as Boost) as it increases your post’s reach.
When you boost a job post, you provide a budget. Facebook uses your budget toward impressions and clicks, similar to any other kind of Facebook advertising. Boosting the job also allows you to reach your target audience by filtering by job title, education, and more. This results in your job being in the Facebook news feed for users who meet your criteria.
You can choose to boost your job listing when you initially post your job by keeping the box ticked. This step is shown after you complete all of the required and optional information on your job post.
You can choose to boost your job when you create your job ad and after your ad is posted.
After you click Boost, another table opens up with detailed information. The goal and special ad category is already defined for you. The only sections you need to complete are:
- Audience: You can choose the location that you want to focus with a mile proximity radius.
- Duration: Select the number of days that you want the campaign to be active for. Facebook has a 30-day job posting limit for its free job posts but you can choose to have paid advertising for more or fewer days depending on your company’s plans.
- Budget: Once you decide how many days you want the job boost to be active, you can add how much you want to spend daily for it. Based on the budget and the duration, Facebook will give you an estimated amount of people that your post will reach.
- Payment information: If everything looks as expected, you can add your payment information, which includes payment method, your location, and your currency.
You can specify who you advertise to when you boost your Facebook job posting.
Your budget is a major factor on how many people will see your boosted post.
Set your location and currency as part of the Boost payment information.
Facebook charges you for job boosting based on a per-click model. This means you pay each time someone clicks on your job post that Facebook boosted. You do not have to pay for individuals who saw your job post because they are already connected to your business page.
As a benchmark, the average cost to get one applicant to apply to your job is $12. Also, after a month of boosting, you should review your results to see if you should continue boosting your job advertisement.
Why Post a Job Ad on Facebook
Facebook job postings are a great way to get the word out about open positions at your organization and hire a suitable candidate. According to Career Arc, 86% of job seekers use social media in their job searches and Facebook is a great social recruiting tool since 45% of job seekers who use social media visit the platform daily.
Facebook allows you to share the job post to different groups, such as business or community groups to which you belong. In addition, any jobs you post will be visible on your Business page as part of your feed.
Bottom Line
Facebook is a great option to post your jobs due to its popularity, cost, and ease of use. You can always set aside a small budget to boost your job post to amplify its reach further.
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