Written by Julia Forsyth for The Talent Buzz blog post contest. Using BigEars to weed out the Noddies… (Or How we Discovered a Great Tool for Screening Job Applicants.) Anyone who’s ever interviewed people, knows the feeling of a dud interview. You’re 3 minutes in and you know its not gonna happen…..but you have another […]

Andrew is a college senior. So are his friends. They were bright kids coming out of high school. They are bright kids coming out of college. And they are influencers. One will be working in student development, influencing college student. One will be working for a major financial information company. One is already a freelance […]

This post was written by Raina Van Cleave for the The Talent Buzz blog post contest. Due to “tough economic times,” my “position” had been laid off, and unfortunately I was going with it! It was my first full-time job out of college and my first time losing one. I spent three years managing projects, […]

Written by Christy Bradley for The Talent Buzz blog post contest. I have thoughts & ideas & reasons that stem from exposure, relationships, observation & little experience. Simply because I have a job. Been there going on 17 years. Pretty secure baring an idiot move that would get me fired. So, this current time of […]

Written by Renee Hoyt for The Talent Buzz blog post contest. It started as a couple of old friends talking about getting together. Some of the people in our High School theater group do it almost every year, either at a friend’s house or in NYC. Somehow this wasn’t going to be the usual 5-20 […]

This post was written by Jay Philips for The Talent Buzz blog post contest. Searching for what you need using Social Media. We are all searching for something almost 90% of the time. Either we are searching for our next job, an old friend, new gossip, etc. Even though we are all searching for different […]

I’m learning to pace myself. College has been a time of revelation and realization for me, and of all that I have learned so far, slowing things down and enjoying the moment has been one of the most important lessons. Ever since I was young, I’ve had visions of the grandeur for my future. Along […]

By @jjbuss. Ever thought of writing? Blogging? Had 15 minutes of fame yet? I am thrilled to announce the 2nd Blog Post contest on The Talent Buzz.  This time, the stakes are higher as the winner will receive a $1,000 Visa Gift Card for the winning post.  Yep, that’s right, $1,000. The contest last year […]

Google.  What would we do without it…  Remember when? Search engines have made a significant impact to Human Resources and Recruiting.  As an example, the last statistic I saw was 4-5 million job related searches are conducted every day.  HR and Recruiting professionals also use search engines for a variety of job related reasons including […]

By Jason Buss (@jjbuss). As unemployment continues to soar, job seekers and candidates are pulling out all the stops and doing everything possible to network and look for new opportunities.  This includes using social media and social networking sites as another tool during their search, and while these are not new methods, more and more […]

Last week indeed.com announced their new industry trends research tool to aid both job seekers and employers in navigating through the job market. Industry Trends is a unique view of job posting and job seeker trends in 12 major industries.  With the most comprehensive search engine for jobs, with over 12 million unique visitors per […]

You watched the Super Bowl.  Maybe for the game, or for the ads.  Both Monster.com and CareerBuilder were going head-to-head to gain traffic to their sites, build awareness, and get in front of the growing unemployment rate. This year, Monster was also building awareness for their re-designed site.  Late last year, they pledged to revolutionize […]