Work4 Labs is working hard to develop innovative recruiting products based on their conviction that Facebook is essentially the world’s largest collection of data-rich, constantly updated resumes.  Their results:  In only a few months, their clients have generated over 4 million job views and received 100,000+ applications via Facebook. Work for us offers a suite […]

Jobvite’s solutions have already been adopted by companies including Starbucks, Twitter, Zynga and Yelp. Earlier today they announced they are advancing their technology solution to deliver real-time recruiting intelligence to optimize the sourcing and hiring of talent. An intuitive, personalized dashboard built into the Jobvite recruiting platform now integrates all the relevant data from any […]

It’s conference season..  The OnRec recruiting conference in Chicago came to a close earlier today, as Recruiters gear up for SourceCon and ERE’s fall Expo. Here are 7 takeaways from the event:

Over the past month at a couple of networking and educational sessions I’ve had the opportunity to spend time with 50 other Fortune 500 Recruiting Executives and Leaders. The time, the networking, and the conversation were all invaluable. So, what’s on the top of everyone’s mind? Driving a competitive advantage, and building additional capacity for […]

Monster has concluded it’s agreement with Yahoo, and is making plans now to transform itself into the worlds largest online career resource.  The deal is positioned as providing both employers and job seekers more reach, breadth, talent, and local presence. The combined presence of Monster and HotJobs is expected to provide access to more than […]

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 – […]

I had the opportunity to present at the Minnesota Recruiters Conference last week on Online Recruiting.  A big thanks to the co-founder of the group, Paul DeBettignies, for another great event. I focused on this topic as a follow-up to an article I wrote a few weeks ago called “Job Seekers Beware“.  These are a […]

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, […]

Earlier today CareerBuilder and USA Today distributed their Q2 2010 hiring forecast. The report contains several great statistics, including: The rise of social media The importance of branding and messaging The increase in video usage

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 […]

Interactive Marketing and SEO leader Jobs2Web published a new video, taking a subtle yet direct hit at job boards. And by the looks of things, they are not clowning around.