Having spent the past 15 years in recruiting I hear a lot of stories. Smile. Some are stories from candidates about their experience and qualifications while others are from vendors who have the next ‘best thing’ to solve my hiring problems. I heard some interesting points from TheLadders recently which led to more conversation. As […]

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, […]

Conference season is in full swing. I am looking forward to a session I am co-facilitating tomorrow called “Social Media – The Impact to Diversity Recruiting”. It’s at the 2011 Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity, in Minneapolis. In building out the content and research for the topic, a lot of information has been published from […]

You’ve spoken, Weddles has answered.  Each year the top 30 job boards are announced. Each year, WEDDLE’s conducts a year-long ballot of recruiters and job seekers to determine which employment related sites they like best. The 30 sites that accumulate the most votes during the year are named WEDDLE’s User’s Choice Award winners – and […]

Indeed.com has been a well known job search engine for years.  A few months ago, it became the largest job “site” in the world when measured by unique visitors, according to Comscore. How many visitors? In October, 2010, the site recorded 12.3 million unique visitors in comparison to Monster.com’s 12.1 million.  CareerBuilder recorded third place, […]

Earlier this year we published an article titled “Job Seekers Beware“.  More recently, we’ve received several e-mail inquiries related to job board scams and job seeker frustration, and questions related to several sites.  Some of the stunts some job boards pull can be classified however you see appropriate.   Words several recruiting professionals used to […]

The LinkedIn network represents 70 million members from 200 countries, on all 7 continents.  It’s powerful, and growing.  Some recruiters think it’s a powerful force behind the tipping point in agency recruiting.  Regardless, the site continues to add new features, benefiting both job seekers and recruiters. LinkedIn also continues its’ growth as a major component […]

Last week SHRM announced a 6 week pilot of their HR Jobs Resume Database, making it searchable by employers. During this time SHRM’s HR Jobs will allow you to make your resume available for employers to search and contact you directly regarding employment opportunities. In the announcement, SHRM encouraged job seekers to sign up – […]

We call it the candidate experience.  You call it BS.  We call it employment brand.  You just want respect. The first job board was launched in the early 90’s.  Some experts state there are now more than 40,000 job boards.  Add in publisher networks, blogs, and communities and the number quickly surpasses 100,000.  To me, […]

by @jjbuss. Calling all job seekers and recruiters! #JobHuntChat started on twitter 2 months ago, and is quickly growing.  You can experience the chat every Monday night at 10 pm EST. I had the opportunity to attend and contribute last night, and would highly recommend this venue.  5 questions were tweeted, follow-up questions were submitted […]

A simple concept…  You think you found the perfect job online, you’re going to apply, and wait for a Recruiter to call. Right? Not so simple. Job seekers beware of job postings from third party sites.  They’re being referred to in the industry as “job jackers”.  If you remember one thing from this post, remember […]

By Irina Shamaeva. As a recruiter and a former candidate placed by recruiters, I often notice gaps in understanding the job search process between recruiters and job seekers. Here are a few helpful tips I’d like to share with job seekers. Where to Post Your Resume: Statistics show that 75% of candidates post their resumes […]