The St Louis Agency on Training and Employment uses social media like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to connect job seekers with employers and share workforce information. Social media platforms have become major resources for job searching and recruiting, with over 750 million Facebook users and 116 million on LinkedIn. During disasters, social media is also the top source of news, showing its importance. The agency maintains presences on various social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn to engage with the public.

1. St Louis Agency on Training and Employment

2. Social Media Frank Alaniz Workforce Regional Liaison SLATEMCC

3. Why Social Media Facebook 750 Million Users – #1 Job Search Board LinkedIn 116+ Million Users - #1 Recruiter / HR managed board 1, 642,000 Jobs tweeted in the last 30 days Sept 11th 2001 There was no LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter #1 Source for news during the Japan earthquake, Norway’s shooting and Hurricane Irene was “Twitter” and “Facebook”

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