LinkedIn continues to be cited as one of the top sites for sales professionals, recruiters, and job seekers. Is the site continuing its’ explosive growth? LinkedIn recorded 4.2 billion professionally oriented searches on the platform in 2011 and is on pace to surpass 5.3 billion in 2012. Additionally, they’ve added 1,000 employees this year. Yeah, that’s [...]

The topic of Facebook launching a job board this summer has received a lot of attention the past couple of weeks.  From stating a Facebook job board could kill LinkedIn’s momentum - to quoting 92% of recruiters are using social media to recruit talent. Have recruiters hired people through Facebook or have job seekers found a job through [...]

Social Recruiting continues to be a focal point in the evolution of online recruiting. In a recent post titled The Reality of Online Recruiting, I concluded with data is just what it is.. Data. As an example, a recent JobVite report showed 78% of job seekers attributed their job to Facebook. Say it isn’t so. Today, [...]

In yesterday’s post, “The Effectiveness (Or Not) of Job Postings“, we shared an example of what not to do, and also highlighted the non-traditional approach to posting jobs that Deluxe Corporation is taking with the use of video. Deluxe’s feedback from their customers (both candidates and hiring leaders), and their results, speak for themselves. Using [...]

Mobile is “it”.  With over 11 billion apps downloaded, we’re just getting started.  The prediction that mobile will overtake PC’s by 2013 as the most common web access device doesn’t seem too far fetched.  But…  Will mobile recruiting be “it” in the job search and recruiting space? We know organizations are investing in mobile recruiting, [...]

The 2010 Fortune 100 best companies to work list is here, and most are hiring.  How prevalent is social media becoming with these 100 companies? Nearly 40% contain links to groups, pages, and channels to connect on.  Check out KPMG’s branded YouTube channel as an example. Here are some additional stats related to this years [...]

Today I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Dan Schawbel, the “Personal Branding” guru.  You can read the “Personal Branding Interview: Jason Buss” on Dan’s blog. If you haven’t had the chance, I would highly recommend Dan Schawbel’s book, “Me 2.0″.  In his book, Dan talks about the importance of personal branding and gives [...]

By Jason Buss. Like it or not, your personal brand and reputation is built in many ways – consciously or unconsciously – by what you do, the sites and tools you use, where you work, your profile, and more. You likely use social media and social networking sites along with a variety of tools on [...]

Web 2.0 is about enhancing creativity, information sharing, and collaboration. The definition must have been written with the intent to exclude job postings and job boards as part of the world wide web. With all of the talk about attracting passive talent, the war for talent and focusing on hiring quality, I was surprised to [...]

A Professional Development Seminar from Kennedy Information Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 1pm (ET):  Click here to register. Social Media, Social Networking, Web 2.0, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter – How are these “social media” sites changing the landscape of recruiting? Gone are the days of placing an ad in the paper or on a job board, [...]

This is a 3 part series, focused on deploying and managing effective corporate career sites. The 3 posts will include: Part 1: Effective Corporate Career Sites & Measuring Results Part 2: Top 5 List for Deploying an Effective Online Career Center Part 3: Results unveiled: Integrating SEO and PPC Tools Part 3: Results unveiled: Integrating [...]

To set itself apart in attracting the future of our workforce, one organization has taken a unique approach.  While career fairs, information sessions, partnerships with career centers, and building relationships with Professors have their advantages, Amod Damle from Russell Investments decided to add to his recruiting arsenal. Damle has spent the past 18 months advancing relationships with targeted [...]