Jobster, Facebook Announce Partnership

Milk and cereal. Peanut butter and jelly. Jobster and Facebook? The two sites announced a partnership that would make Jobster the "exclusive job search partner" of Facebook. Plans are in the works to "launch a career center" on social-networking site Facebook this spring.

College students hoping to make it in the real world can only hope that Jobster provides some elaborate advice on creating a social-networking profile that's jobseeker friendly. Too many seemingly bright college students, grads and twentysomethings are losing out on internships and entry-level jobs on account of their profiles' risqué information available to the public. But then again, thanks to this foolish behavior, Facebook, MySpace and other social-networking sites conveniently narrow down job candidate pools for employers bombarded with countless resumes. An Ivy Leaguer with an MBA and photos of he and his friends doing kegstands on his Facebook page will have to get in line behind the squeaky clean community college grad. Survival of the fittest, brightest or the ones who choose not to share their social lives or tanlines online? [CNET News] [Facebook] [Jobster]

Almost Famous

Don't fret about that dead-end job just yet. After all, Jon Stewart was a busboy, Alec Baldwin was a bouncer and Kanye West worked at the Gap. Hardly fame-worthy jobs, and now their celebrity has propelled them to the top of the list of people who speak out against George W. How did we know about these outspoken liberals' former roles? Thanks to hardlyFamous.com, we're learning a lot about how our favorite (and not-so-favorite) celebrities, athletes, politicians and other public figures got their start. A daily scouring of the site is sure to provide a laugh -- and some hope -- for those aspiring to be doing more with their careers. Sure makes us feel good. The editor of HATCH used to be the Good Humor man -- something Howard Stern knows a thing or two about. [hardlyFamous.com]