by @jjbuss.
It’s hard to believe it has been almost 2 years since my first tweet. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people inside and outside of my industry and profession, and publish a few blog posts on the topic. A few examples include:
- Using Twitter to Recruit, Find a Job, or Network
- Using Twitter to Network and Find a Job
- Recruiting, Social Media, and Friends. Twitter Rocks!
Looking back the growth of twitter has been astounding. In April of 2009, there were 1.5 billion tweets. 9 months later (as I write this) there are 7.6 billion tweets and counting.
Last February (2009) there were 900 profiles with the word “recruiter”. Fast forward 2 months to April and it grew to 3,900. Today there are 10,372! There are also over 15,000 social media “experts” in case you hadn’t heard…
So with over 10,000 people with the word recruiter in their profile, who should you follow?
I would start with the 25 most influential recruiters on twitter, according to wefollow. They include:
- Shally Steckerl – @shally
- Irina Shamaeva – @braingain
- Glen Cathey – @BooleanBlackBlt
- AIRS – @AIRSTraining
- Steven Rothberg – @StevenRothberg
- Jennifer McClure – @CincyRecruiter
- Jerry Albright – @Jerry_Albright
- Geoff Peterson – @GeoffPeterson
- Stephanie Lloyd – @StephanieALloyd
- Paul DeBettignies – @MNHeadhunter
- Craig Fisher – @Fishdogs
- Michael Long – @theredrecruiter
- Ryan Leary – @ryanleary
- Jim Durbin – @smheadhunter
- Shannon Myers – @slcmyers
- Sarah Peacey – @RecruitingTruth
- Nikki G – @Recruitnik
- Todd Kmiec – @toddkmiec
- Dawn Mular – @DMular
- Jeff Lipschultz – @JLipschultz
- Rick Deare – @RickDeare
- Peggy McKee – @salesrecruiter
- Bruce – @RecruiterBruce
- David Graziano – @DavidGraziano
- Darryl Dioso – @DarrylRMSG
Sure, one could argue the other 9,000 recruiters haven’t registered their profile on wefollow (that’s their fault) or have chosen a different tag than recruiter. Either way, you’ll be in great company with these 25 tweeps.
It is an honor to be included with so many great recruiters and other human resource professionals.
Thanks Jason, for this list. Congrats to friends Steven Rothberg and Paul DeBettigenes and Stephanie Lloyd…well deserved!!
Other interesting folks to follow would be @NickCorcodilos, of AskTheHeadhunter fame, @TobyDayton, the CEO of LINKUP, the job search engine.
Again, Jason….we would love to buy you coffee…esp since we are in MN with you.
GL HOFFMAN
Congratulations to Nikki Gordon @recruitnik for being included in this fantastic list of influential recruiters and HR people. In this incredibly down economy and pitiful job market, this is truly an accomplishment in which you should be proud. Great work and thanks for all the insight! ~ @LeaLashley (Dallas Food and Dallas Day Trips)
it is an honor to be included on this list. Thanks Lea
Love the list. Great Tweeps to follow. I have learned.
Kristian Stevens
@SeeKrisRun
Jason,
Nice list, thanks!
I am honored to be #2.
I just copied this list to TweepML.You can follow all of the 25 Most Influential Recruiters on Twitter here: http://bit.ly/5Bp6oa
Irina
I would have liked to have been included. If you click on the other tab (the one with the most followers) I believe that I am number 8 and number 26 on that list. @audreychernoff and @hcrgroup
Thanks.
Although I did not make the list for this year please be sure to link up with my at http://twitter.com/carlosgil83
No surprises on this list — a great group. There are some that I am surprised NOT to see here but I guess the list must cut off at some point. I am not referring to myself since I keep the recruiter side quiet on Twitter to appeal more to my target market. But in the meantime, it’s great to have so many competent, generous people to learn from here. Thanks!
great list! thanks for sharing… I can now use “wefollow” as a useful resource for research