The social media craze is alive on many fronts and, for Recruiters, it is no different.  There are companies offering a wide variety of services to advance their presence online for recruiting, skill development for sourcing talent, as well as the first social recruiting conference being held in June, to name a few.

Last night was the debut of #TalentNet on twitter.  It was an active one, making it one of the top trending topics on twitter, along with American Idol and Swine Flu. What is is? #TalentNet is a hashtag event for recruiters that takes place the last Wednesday of each month at 9pm Eastern. Hosted through […]

For personal reasons or due to my company, I have felt like I have been on one long interview since 2004. Of course that’s not true, but anyone who is in the midst of looking for a new job or contract probably feels like I do – it’s a never-ending relationship. This never-ending recruiting relationship […]

This post was written byIrina Shamaeva, Partner, Brain Gain Recruiting for The Talent Buzz blog post contest. In these hard times, some of the more adventurous people try to launch their own businesses. Those who are cautious but curious might be investigating this option along with searching for a job if they are in the […]

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 […]

48 hours left! Help out the writer of your favorite post by sharing it with your network. 11 writers entered the inaugural Talent Buzz Blog Post contest. Here are the standings (based on the number of unique visitors to their post): How I Used Twitter to Get Meetings with 3 CEOs and a VP of […]

iCIMS Named to the 2008 Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest-Growing Companies Software-as-a-Service provider ranks in the top 23 percent of the list, with a three-year growth rate of 325% iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of talent management platforms announced this month that the company has been named to the 2008 Inc. 5000 list […]

Principles for Defining a Successful Sourcing Strategy September 10, 2008. 2pm to 3pm, EST. Recruiting over the web is not just about adopting new and better tools. Fundamentally it involves a shift in our attitude towards candidate lead generation. Online sourcing does not just provide new technology but results in a restructuring of the recruitment […]

Networking was never one of my strongest skills. I am sometimes shy when it comes to meeting new people, and as a 23 year old who is just two years out of college, I don’t have much of an address book or LinkedIn network (but I have a ton of Facebook friends). The first stage […]

5 (free) tools to cure your Social Network Fatigue and get your life back! Are you… Busy? Someone who finds value in Social web stuff? Overwhelmed with the myriad of social networks and web 2.0 doodads? Not wanting to be left out, but want a life too? Feel slightly guilty even taking time to read […]

I’m a prolific blogger, video maven, twitter lover and chat junkie. I also like to attend conferences, parties, barcamps, Tweetups, you get it. I’m a networker. I believe that has a lot to do with recruiting people (since I meet a lot of them through allll these mediums). Anyway, as I “put myself out there” […]