Over 30 upcoming webinars, teleconferences, and conferences have been added to The Talent Buzz home page – in the HR and Recruiting Events calendar. As part of the enhancement on the site, we are in the process of building the most comprehensive directory and list of events nationally.

The hype about twitter continues, and we’re buying into it.  So have Corporations and Recruiters. In the U.S., the number of twitter users has increased from 1 million to 4 million, and the site has experienced over 1,000% increase in traffic.  With over 1.5 billion tweets and counting, it has been reported that 45-54 year […]

The Monster.com “NFL Director of Fandemonium” was announced during Super Bowl XLIII is in full swing.  The 32 finalists have been named, from a pool of 300,000 applicants. Video from the on-going competition can be viewed at nfl.monster.com.

Tired of filling out redundant, time consuming, and irritating online applications? A group of leading talent acquisition and human resource technology companies recently introduced ResumePal as the recruiting industry’s universally accepted online employment profile. ResumePal revolutionizes the way job seekers and employers connect on the Internet. With ResumePal, job seekers complete an online profile just […]

Microsoft announces Microsoft Office and Monster.com are teaming up to help people maximize their potential for employment in a challenging economy. How? By giving job seekers access to Office Online Career Center, a new all-in-one portal aimed at helping people find new opportunities and reach their full potential.  Users can create resumes by choosing from […]

Kennedy Information announces free lodging at the Mirage for paid attendees at the 2009 Recruiting Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Talent Buzz readers and network members can receive a $200 discount off the registration.  Click for conference details and registration. In an e-mail this week, Kennedy Information shared they understand that budgets are tight and […]

Recruiting departments and teams have faced a variety of unique challenges over the past 12 months in comparison to previous years. Many have overcome these, and several were recognized last night in San Diego at the 2009 ERE Recruiting Excellence Award Dinner. A quick congratulations to this year’s winners: Best College Recruiting Program – Ernst […]

With job seekers in mind, the search engine for jobs leader Indeed.com launched a video tutorial series earlier this week.   The first 3 videos / chapters include  search tips, e-mail job alerts, and my.indeed accounts. As the trend continues to shift from job boards to search engines, sites like Indeed will continue to offering […]

Small businesses can now identify and recruit talent more effectively and efficiently via high-tough, automated system. Hiring Managers Can Identify Top Prospects 70% Faster With HarQen’s VoiceScreener™ And Effectively Manage More Candidates With Fewer Resources.  HarQen, a leading web-telephony company announced today that they are offering VoiceScreener, an efficient, automated telephone interviewing service, to small […]

by @jjbuss. 21 blog posts were submitted for the $1,000 contest, and the results are in! A quick thanks to all of the authors who submitted for the contest. Congratulations to Seth Simonds for receiving the highest number of unique visitors to his post! Seth wrote “Gosh! Napoleon Dynamite’s Guide To Social Networking“, and has […]

If you’re not an idiot, you’ve seen the movie. Now, with even bigger hair and sweeter dance moves, five hints on social networking from the master, Napoleon Dynamite! 1. Give, like, creative and real compliments. “You have a sweet bike. And you’re really good at hooking up with chicks. Plus you’re like the only guy […]

Written by Lauren Berger for The Talent Buzz blog post contest. Over the course of the past week, I have read the following articles on social media: “Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism” by Christine Rosen “Facebook, MySpace, and Social (Media) Diseases” by Robert X. Cringely “How Twitter Can be Corrosive to Online Marketing” by […]