By @jjbuss. When it comes to twitter, you might be a twitterholic, a newbie, or still wondering “what’s the point“?  Regardless of who we you are and what you think, the twitter community continues to grow at an astounding rate with millions of users and over 1.1 billion tweets. The micro-blogging leader also continues to […]

Social media and networking continue to get a lot of hype.  Twitter, as an example, has grown by over 750% in the past 12 months with an astonishing 1 billion tweets and counting! Applications and tools for these growing sites and platforms are growing quickly too.  If you use twitter, here are 8 newer sites […]

A few months ago I wrote on article on the future of Jobster.com – stemmed from their overhaul of the once popular recruiting.com.  3 months have passed, on Jobster is now singing the Britney Spears hit single Oops!…I did it again.

Analysts Agree: Talent Management Now Essential for Success From Taleo – Talent Management is a critical business function for small and medium sized businesses in any economic climate. Internal mobility, performance management, and quality of hire are great opportunities that can deliver significant business performance benefits in the midst of financial constraints. See how you […]

Online job listings plunge October job listings nationally fell 20% to their lowest level since January 2006, according to Monster Worldwide Inc.’s Employment Index; listings in New York fell 25%. Join the discussion on RecruitingBlogs.com If your Job Boards disappeared tomorrow, how would you get your candidates? Monster now trading (MWW) on the New York […]

7 Tips for Jump Starting a Stalled Job Search A growing number of jobseekers find themselves in the midst of a long-term job search. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. jobless rate soared to a four-year high of 5.7% in July 2008 and the average job search took more than four months to […]

I am thrilled to share the results of the blog post, but first would like to thank each of the participants who submitted a post.  The posts – and the content – received great feedback, attention, and great dialogue on several sites. The top 2 posts each received over 700 unique visits, and there was […]

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September 10, 2008 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET Hiring the right person is just the first step. To truly maximize the investment you made finding and hiring the perfect candidate, you need a new-hire development program that gets them off to a strong start. We’ll share our research results on time-to-productivity gaps across various […]

From Jason Buss (@jjbuss). What all started with my first tweet – has continued to evolve into something so much more than answering that simple question – “what are you doing”? After talking with a good friend earlier this year (@seerysm) about twitter, I decided to give it a try. So I started with a […]

Joongel.com: Plug-in Makes Social Searching Easier As a follow-up to my posts on Going Green With Your Career, and HR going green, I just ran across a post on How to Use Green Social Media. Last but not least… Is Facebook a Movement or a Business?

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 […]