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 […]

Feeling LeftOut on LinkedIn? SmartPost Climbs Higher into Social Networking. SmartPost, the innovative online job posting product from Bernard Hodes Group, today announced the expansion of its e-media network by adding Climber.com to its impressive roster of media partners. SmartPost now tops over 10,000 job posting and sourcing options, and this new media relationship brings […]

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. I came across 3 free recruiting webinars I wanted to share, that run over the next several weeks. Indeed and Jobvite Present “Get The Most Out of Your Sourcing Investments” Wednesday, August 6, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern time Click here to register LinkedIn Webinar for Recruiters and Sourcers Thursday, August 7, 1:00-2:00 p.m. […]

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 […]

“Is it enough just to be on LinkedIn and Facebook?” “I just got an invite from a friend who’s on Plaxo. What is it and should I join?” “Will I dilute my networking effectiveness if I’m on MySpace, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter?” Read “Beware of social networking overload“, By Eve Tahmincioglu. One company that seems […]

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 […]

Chris Isidore, from CNNMoney.com today wrote about the overall outlook on jobs and the economy.  Economists predict the bottom isn’t here yet, and expect job losses and unemployment to rise through the first half of 2009. All five component indices in the CEO confidence index fell – current, future, business, investment and employment. Employment and […]

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 […]