Networking was never one of my strongest skills. I am sometimes shy when it comes to meeting new people, and as a 23 year old who is just two years out of college, I don’t have much of an address book or LinkedIn network (but I have a ton of Facebook friends). The first stage […]

5 (free) tools to cure your Social Network Fatigue and get your life back! Are you… Busy? Someone who finds value in Social web stuff? Overwhelmed with the myriad of social networks and web 2.0 doodads? Not wanting to be left out, but want a life too? Feel slightly guilty even taking time to read […]

I’m a prolific blogger, video maven, twitter lover and chat junkie. I also like to attend conferences, parties, barcamps, Tweetups, you get it. I’m a networker. I believe that has a lot to do with recruiting people (since I meet a lot of them through allll these mediums). Anyway, as I “put myself out there” […]

There is no room for error anymore. When I was 16 years old my football coach would constantly drilling into my head they I need to be bigger, fast, and stronger. That was coach’s famous “Bigger, Faster, Stronger.” speech. Now, years later I am getting the same speech from boss at work. “Team, you need […]

As a child, September is a time for a fresh start as you enter a new grade with a new teacher, possibly make new friends or maybe even start at a new school. It is ingrained in us to see September as the “beginning of the year” from the time we are four years old, […]

According to an article written by Selena Dehne of Jist Publishing 83% of recruiters leverage search engines to uncover information about potential candidates. But, did you know that these same candidates are conducting the same type of research on you? Unfortunately there are a lot of people out there that feel recruiters have a bad […]

Most of you would be familiar with this trend. You make some great friends at work and develop this fantastic sense of camaraderie with them when one of them decides to leave and go on to another job. You have a tearful farewell party for them and sign their goodbye card with an endearing message […]

Like many job searchers in the social media field, I have more than one resume. I have the one that highlights who I am in the social media and online spaces. I have one that highlights my technical skills. I have one that shows every job I have held since 1991. I recently went to […]

Social Networking is a Friendship Paradise but what is Social Networking? Most of us are part of Social Networking Websites. This post is for the people who don’t know the importance of Social Networking or for those who are not members of these social networking websites. Social Networking is one of the greatest things that […]

As end of summer rolls around the corner and back to displays are popping up at your favorite department stores, along with the backpacks, laptops and the latest gizmos and gadgets, students returning back to college this fall should start giving some thoughts to the upcoming campus recruiting season. While there are many kinds of […]

I wanted to share something with you…do you search the web for contact and background info (potential candidates or business development leads)? Have you tried Donato Diorio’s Broadlook Capture and/or Diver? I have recently started using them and I believe they are superior to all else in this category. I am a pretty advanced Google […]

There are two days left for entries into The Talent Buzz blog post contest. Just write a blog post related to recruiting, marketing, social media, social networking, or human resources. Blog post content cannot be posted on another blog, and the author who has a post with the most visitors wins the iPod touch. It’s […]