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 […]

When responding to an open job req, how many Recruiters have ever said to a hiring leader: “Let me develop a sourcing strategy” or “Let’s see what comes in after we post it”? How about changing that with this response: “Here’s what we have in our portfolio of talent” and/or “Here’s who I’ve been connecting […]

With Monster.com controlling 1/3 of online job postings, they announced their eating one of two main competitors, HotJobs.  The deal is expected to close the 3rd quarter of this year. Monster also plans on doubling the number of newspapers that it works with to about 1,000 for online job postings and advertising. Background: Yahoo acquired […]

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 […]

Announced early this morning for companies and job seekers leveraging social media, TweetDeck and TwitJobSearch have teamed up to provide a dedicated job seeker platform – JobDeck. This enables users to leverage the power of social media in job hunting including, searching for jobs, tracking the latest trends in job hunting, and connecting with contacts […]

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 […]

CareerBuilder released its’ 2010 Job Forecast this morning. The forecast finds that the encouraging news regarding the economy may be easing hiring fears, as employers signal an increase in their plans to hire in the new year. Twenty percent of employers say they plan to increase their number of full-time, permanent employees in 2010, up […]

In a few days 2009 will be in the past, opening up a new year with new opportunities.  Times were certainly tough this past year.  How tough? One organization created job board coupons for Recruiters, while recruiting budgets were hit hard, and attendance at industry conferences was also down significantly – by some projections as […]

Earlier this year OnRec and Kennedy Information announced they were teaming up to create one high impact event, albeit in Chicago.  The event received mixed reviews by many, yet there were a lot of great ideas shared, connections made, and a handful of good sessions. Attendance to this years event was estimated at around 400 […]

I had the chance to connect with Carmen Hudson, CEO of tweetajob at the OnRec / Kennedy Information conference.  I asked Carmen a few questions about the benefits for Recruiters and Companies to utilize their services vs. other twitter job posting services on the market.

Thank you to everyone who was able to join me for last weeks #HCI and #Recruit webinar on Web 2.0 Recruiting and the Recruiting Budget.  If you were not able to attend, I have included the slides here. Recruiting With Social Media View more documents from Jason Buss.