About a month ago, we were introduced to several enhancements for LinkedIn Groups. Since then 13,624 new groups have been created, bringing the total number of LinkedIn Groups to 134,685. As an owner of one group, and the member of a dozen more, you wouldn’t know anything has changed.  I also did a quick scan […]

You’ve heard it before… LinkedIn has over 21 million professionals worldwide representing 150 countries, and is receiving over 9.5 million unique visitors monthly. Did you know the power networking site has 121,051 groups? The biggest advantage in belonging to a group (a majority of them) is the ability to search, contact, and network with other […]

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 […]

Recruiting and the Art of Candidate Control, by Peter Gray. Announcing LinkedIn iPhone Application, by Jerry Luk. Ready For Your Closeup? Here’s A Quick Guide To Job Board Video Production, by John Zappe.

By Jason Buss. I am excited to share that The Talent Buzz community on LinkedIn has reached 2,000 new members, since the launch less than three months ago. This continues to be a great opportunity to expand your personal and professional network, share ideas, and meet other professionals with similar interests. Share the link or […]

Congratulations to Steve Rothberg and CollegeRecruiter.com for announcing it has integrated LinkedIn networking features into the site. Students, recent graduates and alumni who apply on CollegeRecruiter.com to internships or entry-level jobs will now immediately see who they know at the organization they applied at. What do dating and recruiting have in common? Assessments and Job […]

By Jason Buss. LinkedIn continues to grow substantially, with record users and site visitors month over month. With over 21 million professionals worldwide representing 150 countries, LinkedIn received 9.5 million unique visitors in June. Year to date, traffic is up 77%. While using LinkedIn as a recruiting tool is not new, I recently spent some […]

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 […]

I am excited to share that over the past 4 weeks 1,300 new subscribers have joined The Talent Buzz group on LinkedIn.  Follow the link to join  – other HR, Recruiting, and Marketing Community experts and members in our LinkedIn Group.  This is a great opportunity to network, share ideas, and expand your personal or professional network. Share the link […]

Is an ipo a real possibility in the future for LinkedIn?  Dan Nye, CEO, announced on the LinkedIn blog they have raised another $53 million, after previously raising $27 million.  This brings the overall value estimated at just over $1 billion. Nye stated, “This additional funding will give us even more flexibility to execute on our vision for millions of […]

Join the hundreds of HR, Recruiting, and Marketing Community experts and members in our LinkedIn Group network that launched a couple of weeks ago. This is a great opportunity to network, share ideas, and expand your personal or professional network. Feel free to e-mail the invitation link to those in your network too.

Twitter has proven to be a tremendous asset as a virtual networking tool to over 1 million users. If you haven’t signed up or don’t understand why you should start, here are the top 6 reasons I use twitter and the value that I have gained from it as a recruiting professional, networker, and blogger. […]