Announced early this morning for companies and job seekers leveraging social media, TweetDeck and TwitJobSearch have teamed up to provide a dedicated job seeker platform – JobDeck. This enables users to leverage the power of social media in job hunting including, searching for jobs, tracking the latest trends in job hunting, and connecting with contacts […]

CareerBuilder released its’ 2010 Job Forecast this morning. The forecast finds that the encouraging news regarding the economy may be easing hiring fears, as employers signal an increase in their plans to hire in the new year. Twenty percent of employers say they plan to increase their number of full-time, permanent employees in 2010, up […]

In a few days 2009 will be in the past, opening up a new year with new opportunities.  Times were certainly tough this past year.  How tough? One organization created job board coupons for Recruiters, while recruiting budgets were hit hard, and attendance at industry conferences was also down significantly – by some projections as […]

No, it’s not a late April fools joke.  The millions of pages online from other job boards and career sites apparently aren’t enough, as Direct Employers is moving into a joint venture with Employ Media and and will be adding tens of thousands of dot-jobs boards and pages. In a post written 3 months ago, […]

With experts, sites, and communities popping up everywhere it’s been an interesting year in the world of HR and Recruiting blogs.  This past month has been no different. Earlier today, Jobing.com announced the acquisition of the Cheesman Group, including the popular and sometimes controversial blog Cheezhead.com.  Cheezhead founder, Joel Cheesman, also wrote an official post […]

Earlier this year, Ning announced over 1 million social networks have been created on their platform.  How much could one of those with 1,200 members sell for? Lance Haun, and Laurie Ruettimann sold HRMToday, a niche social and blog network for the HR community.  The final bid on ebay last night was $4,075. The auction […]

The 2009 results are in! HRO Today Magazine today announced the carefully watched results for its annual Bakers Dozen ranking of major recruitment process outsourcing firms. The results were based upon a survey completed by 378 HR executives who are current buyers of RPO services. The RPO providers were rated on the breadth of their […]

By @jjbuss. Brendan Mullins was finishing up his MBA and thinking about what to do with his career, finding himself at a fork in the road. He had been in software development prior to college and really enjoyed it.  After thinking about his possibilities and potential career paths he attempted to do additional research on […]

The Monster.com “NFL Director of Fandemonium” was announced during Super Bowl XLIII is in full swing.  The 32 finalists have been named, from a pool of 300,000 applicants. Video from the on-going competition can be viewed at nfl.monster.com.

Tired of filling out redundant, time consuming, and irritating online applications? A group of leading talent acquisition and human resource technology companies recently introduced ResumePal as the recruiting industry’s universally accepted online employment profile. ResumePal revolutionizes the way job seekers and employers connect on the Internet. With ResumePal, job seekers complete an online profile just […]

Microsoft announces Microsoft Office and Monster.com are teaming up to help people maximize their potential for employment in a challenging economy. How? By giving job seekers access to Office Online Career Center, a new all-in-one portal aimed at helping people find new opportunities and reach their full potential.  Users can create resumes by choosing from […]

Kennedy Information announces free lodging at the Mirage for paid attendees at the 2009 Recruiting Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Talent Buzz readers and network members can receive a $200 discount off the registration.  Click for conference details and registration. In an e-mail this week, Kennedy Information shared they understand that budgets are tight and […]