Facebook is challenging one of LinkedIn’s biggest draws to the social network, which is the ability to search and apply for jobs via business profile pages.

This comes off the back of several other major updates the social network has recently initiated, including the ability to order food directly from restaurants via the app, booking cinema tickets, as well as the more noticed Craigslist killer, Marketplace.

If all these additions are successful then the likes of Deliveroo, eBay and the aforementioned Craigslist, will have some serious worries at boardroom level.

But LinkedIn has 433 million users and the social recruitment space almost exclusively to itself. It’s a haven for recruiters to post motivational memes and quotes, in an echo chamber that wants for the attention of employers and job seekers who linger in the background.

This is perfect for the eco-system that is LinkedIn, as everyone who goes on the social network knows exactly what to expect when they get on there. But how would this experience transfer to Facebook?

Ordering food, cinema tickets (and if the recent additions are anything to go by, then don’t be shocked when property rentals and taxi hire are added to this list — so watch out Uber and Airbnb) are relatively social practices that fit into Facebook’s model, as they can be shared, liked and commented on, without the fear of your current employer looking over your virtual shoulder.

I’m not sure that applying for a job is something too many people would want to socially shout about, as virtual walled-gardens have ears, that may lead to an early dismissal in your current role.

Is it in the current users psyche to associate Facebook usage with job hunting?

LinkedIn is synonymous with recruiters and headhunting but the social network has distanced itself from pushing jobs on users by almost exclusively ensuring that they are listed on its Job Search app. Not having job listings rammed down the audience’s throats gives users more reason to interact on site rather than job hunt, but does that mean that it is almost always recruiters interacting with recruiters? Probably not, but the platform will never lend itself to out-of-office-hours use!