Today AIRS announced the release of their Annual Job Board and Recruiting Technology Directory, which can be downloaded for free. This marks the 5th annual edition.  According to AIRS, this is the largest, most up-to-date, and most usable career site and recruiting resource on the market.

Looking for a new job? JobCompass, a newer iPhone application wants to help! It will cost you $3.99, if you didn’t get a 99 cent copy before Christmas. It’s worth the money, even compared to a free iPhone or iPod touch app from CareerBuilder. If you are considering a job search app, I would recommend […]

Remember SuperBowl XXXVIII? Tom Brady, 26, was the youngest quarterback to win 2 Super Bowls.  Don’t follow sports? Just think about the Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson halftime show controversy.  Yes, that’s the one, in 2004. That was the last time Monster.com aired a Super Bowl commercial, paying nearly $2 million for a 30 second […]

With hundreds of investments you can make with online advertising, the CareerBuilder ad deal with Facebook, hasn’t proven to be one on the top of my list.  What was touted earlier this year as an innovative way to break into the social media and networking space hiring – and the next big thing for CareerBuilder […]

01-10-09:  The countdown has begun. After 14 years since its’ inception, Monster.com is announcing plans to change the rules with online recruiting. The company has stated, “We are reinventing the Monster Seeker and Employer experience, using patent-pending technologies to create new, never-before-seen products and services.” During the company’s Q2 financial earnings call, Monster.com CEO Sal […]

Realmatch recently publicized the results from several interviews detailing the frustrations felt by job seekers and employers while trying to connect with each other online. The interviews and survey research very clearly indicates an extreme degree of frustration and dissatisfaction about the economy as well as the fragmented, commercialized and noisy environment perpetuated by online […]

By Jason Buss. After writing on the candidate experience, I recently caught up with a few tweeps, including @CarolineBoegel, @robpitingolo, @arwilliams, and several other job seekers to get additional insights on what their experience has been from a candidates viewpoint. 5 trends that quickly emerged included: Applying for a job on-line is cumbersome, time consuming […]

By Jason Buss. Nearly 3 1/2 years ago John Sullivan wrote an article on ERE called “The Best Recruiting Strategy is the we Find you Approach“.  There are still so many relevant points today with the two strategies he outlined – “you find us” and “we find you“. While some would argue there are more […]

By Jason Buss. Amidst rising unemployment, and what some call a recession – or even financial crisis, it’s that time of year to finalize your plans for 2009 recruiting budgets.  This post contains ideas on things you can do to cut (if needed) – or optimize your spending. Once you know anticipated volumes and skills […]

The Best Places to Launch a Career To lure and keep young talent when cash is tight, companies of all stripes are appealing to Gen Yers’ ambitions for speedy advancement—and their desire to do good while doing well. Best sites for hunting jobs Recently I asked you to share which Web sites had become indispensable […]

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.

The Web May Not Be Best Spot to Find a Job, and often leads to unfulfilled expectations. Ten tall tales told on Résumés. Are job seekers overwhelmed by online job sites?