LinkedIn announced today on their blog a “follow” feature for company profiles.  In addition to the announcement today, LinkedIn has enabled several features for profiles that are a clear move towards a more social platform.  Check out the entire announcement here. As an example, last week LinkedIn announced an easy way to share news with […]

Yesterday CareerOverview.com announced their list of the 50 best blogs for HR wisdom.  CareerOverview states you’ll find a wealth of advice, wisdom and insight in these blogs. Categories highlighted in the list include general HR, Workplace, Technology, Leadership, Legal, Recruiting, and Compensation.  The Talent Buzz was highlighted as one of the top 50. See the […]

An exclusive for The Talent Buzz community, which has not yet been published broadly.  It’s the 2010 Trends in Recruiting Report from LinkedIn. The report is free, and contains some great information on overall trends related to recruiting budgets, passive candidate recruiting and pipelining, the use of social media, and more.

Earlier today CareerBuilder and USA Today distributed their Q2 2010 hiring forecast. The report contains several great statistics, including: The rise of social media The importance of branding and messaging The increase in video usage

The Top 50 HR blogs were announced earlier today from Masters In Human Resources. Categories included were HR Basics, At Work, Leadership, Career Moves, Recruitment, HR Law and Compensation. Blogs were selected based on popularity as well as content / updates.  7 of the 50 blogs selected were in recruiting, and The Talent Buzz made […]

Jobster – what seemed to have a shift in strategy or direction frequently years ago has possibly seen some daylight.  The site has a new home and has been acquired by a start-up that offers Talent Management applications in the Human Resources space – Zapoint. Previous news on Jobster from The Talent Buzz: Job Aggregator […]

It’s time to vote for, and celebrate the best internship programs in America, with Internship King.  Launched today, Internship King has identified the top 50 internship programs, now it’s up to you to decide the top spot. Please participate.  The team at Internship King is asking you to vote and help spread the word.  Additionally, […]

It’s that time of year…  Announcing the 3rd annual Talent Buzz blog post / article contest.  If you write, or have ever thought of writing, this is for you! I am excited to announce the $1,500 blog post contest on The Talent Buzz. This time around, the stakes are higher as the winner will receive […]

High unemployment will likely continue in the coming years, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today.  While that is not the news anyone would hope for, it was widely expected. One approach the unemployed and underemployed are taking is leveraging online forums and tools to compete for work.  Elance, one of the major players […]

HR Examiner is continuing to measure influence. This morning, they announced the top 25 most influential online recruiters, as a follow-up to their quest to identify the most influential people in the world of Human Resources. To calculate influence HR Examiner partners with Traackr, a Boston based online reputation discovery tool.  You can view the […]

With Monster.com controlling 1/3 of online job postings, they announced their eating one of two main competitors, HotJobs.  The deal is expected to close the 3rd quarter of this year. Monster also plans on doubling the number of newspapers that it works with to about 1,000 for online job postings and advertising. Background: Yahoo acquired […]

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 […]