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 […]

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 […]

As LinkedIn gets closer to its’ 7th Anniversary this May, the professional networking site is picking up steam on College and University Campuses world-wide.  The site surpassed 55 million users in December, 2009.  Their members span all 7 continents and 200 countries are represented.  A new member joins every second. So what’s next for the […]

With air time estimated between $2.5 and $3 million, both job boards are looking to gain traffic and exposure during high unemployment times. In our poll last year, CareerBuilder won the superbowl ad contest big time with 71% of the vote.  After announcing the acquisition of Yahoo! HotJobs last week, the Monster.com beavers hope to […]

He thought (and hoped) it was just a bad dream.  Little Johnny just wanted to find a job, but he got lost in a universe cluttered with a million new job boards. He woke up, it wasn’t just a dream, as 25,000 will go live this week. While I have never claimed to be a […]

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 […]

It’s that time of year again – where the top job boards are announced.  It’s the annual user’s choice awards, where both recruiters and job seekers pick the top job sites on the web. Each year, WEDDLE’s conducts a year-long ballot of recruiters and job seekers to determine which employment related sites they like best.  […]

A few weeks ago we highlighted the “Top 7 Mobile Recruiting Apps for 2010“.  One of those apps,  The Hire Syndicate is making waves with the future of split recruiting. I had an opportunity to connect with recruiting veteran Allen Ackerman, The Hire Syndicate’s Founder and CEO, to discuss the technology further – and his […]

With more than five million job listings worldwide, Simply Hired is the world’s largest job search engine and recruitment advertising network, and yesterday announced it’s going social. Today’s web-savvy job seekers are turning social applications into professional job hunting tools by embracing social networks to expand professional connections, tapping into twitter for real-time alerts about […]

Geoff Peterson, Managing Principle of General Lead has over a decade of in-depth experience sourcing talent for organizations nationally. In the Spring of 2009 I met Geoff online via twitter, facebook, and the recruiting blogosphere; and then later in person at a recruiting conference. At the time, I learned about a book he was writing […]