Facebook may be the stickiest social network here in the U.S.—but LinkedIn is thought to be the default network for a “professional” profile and job history. So why are more employers using Facebook to do background checks on potential new hires than LinkedIn? Almost 30 percent of hiring managers said…

A bit ironic, but certainly not unexpected… Help-wanteds site CareerBuilder has cut 300 jobs—its own—mostly in its small business unit, Chicago Tribune reported. The company wouldn’t tell the Trib its current headcount, though its website does say it has 2,000 employees, suggesting that roughly 15 percent of its workforce is…

Gannett (NYSE: GCI) has acquired an additional 10 percent stake in CareerBuilder from the troubled Tribune for $135 million. That gives Gannett a 50.8 percent controlling interest in the online jobs site. Tribune, which has been trying to find ways to turn around its financial and debt woes, now owns…

CareerBuilder, the job site now owned collectively by Gannett (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company, McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), has made an international acquisition: it has bought out Lesjeudis.com, one of the larger online recruitment company in France. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1997, Lesjeudis operates six…

Could be another blow to newspapers’ classified revenues: CareerBuilder and Facebook are working together to create campaigns for recruiters across the social net site’s user profile pages, Reuters reported. The two didn’t disclose the details of the arrangement, such as how much they expect to earn and share from the…