Monster.com adds 25,000 new resumes to its database each day--a new one is added every 2.3 seconds. Add to that the resumes on other job boards, internal corporate databases, and social networks such as LinkedIn--and an unemployment rate topping 9.2 percent. Employers are potentially wading through thousands of resumes for any one given job opening.

Searching for a job isn't easy these days: not only is the competition greater with more people out of work, but also employers are being pickier. And while social networks make connecting with potential hiring managers somewhat easier, there are still lots of different networks to choose from.

Monster, continuing to be on the cutting edge of providing tools for job seekers and employers, is moving into the social media arena with its new professional networking Facebook App BeKnown. There are other apps that enable users to job search on Facebook, of course, but none as powerful as this one.

Monster.com on Monday issued its response to LinkedIn: BeKnown, a jobs network that resides within Facebook as an app.