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 […]

Google it, and you’ll return 9.5 million results…  Six Sigma was pioneered by Motorola in 1981, and is one of their registered trademarks. As of 2006, Motorola reported savings in excess of $17 billion – as a result of Six Sigma. Six Sigma’s implicit goal is to improve all processes to that level of quality […]

It’s that time of year again – where the top job boards are announced.  It’s the annual user’s choice awards, where both recruiters and job seekers pick the top job sites on the web. Each year, WEDDLE’s conducts a year-long ballot of recruiters and job seekers to determine which employment related sites they like best.  […]

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 […]

It seems everyday there are more and more “experts” born in social media, including recruiters, recruiting vendors, and consultants.  Many creating more hype than value, and trends to position a product or service. The most insightful opinions come from your clients or target audience… I recently had the opportunity to listen to a presentation and […]

Even though job aggregator sites and  job search engines have been around for years now, they have a significant number of challenges that come along with the benefits.  The irony is… almost all claim to be the largest, the first, have the most jobs, etc.  We’d expect that, right? What you might not expect is […]

Written by Julia Forsyth for The Talent Buzz blog post contest. Using BigEars to weed out the Noddies… (Or How we Discovered a Great Tool for Screening Job Applicants.) Anyone who’s ever interviewed people, knows the feeling of a dud interview. You’re 3 minutes in and you know its not gonna happen…..but you have another […]

Super Bowl ads, a favorite for many game watchers… And after an entry back after taking some time off, Monster.com returned to the Super Bowl scene. Afterall, they are trying to build awareness for their totally redesigned site. Vote Now! [poll id=”11″]

I’ve had the opportunity to explore and test a variety of SEO-based tools and theories in recruiting, and have published a series of posts on this topic with the business results after implementing. And over the past couple of years there has been a lot of buzz about SEO for jobs and recruiting, job seeker […]

Part one of my conversation with Susan Burns focused on opportunities and trends within talent management.  Part 2, posted here focuses on social media and social networking, metrics, and the candidate experience from a recruiting perspective. Jason: There continues to be an emphasis and talk about the use of social media and social networking in […]

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 […]