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 […]

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 […]

By Jason Buss. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the newest addition to blog aggregator sites, visit Alltop. Alltop helps you explore your passions by collecting stories about “all the topics” on the web. They have grouped these collections — “aggregations” — into individual Alltop sites based on topics such as environment, […]

Have a blog? Ever thought about starting one? Don’t have the time, but have a great idea to share? Haven’t had 15 minutes of fame? The Talent Buzz is having a blog post contest, and is looking for more great content to share with our readers. It’s that simple! Blog post content must be related […]

It’s a bad day (and week) for newspapers. Will Craigslist begin charging for job postings in more cities? Congratulations to iCIMS’ CEO, Colin Day, for being named a “Forty Under 40” Award Winner.

By Jason Buss. A Career Site Conversation with Benjamin Yoskovitz, CEO & Co-Founder of Standout Jobs. Jason: Please introduce yourself for The Talent Buzz readers. Ben: I’m currently the CEO & Co-Founder of Standout Jobs, which started in 2007 and launched at the end of January 2008. Prior to that I was the co-founder of […]