by @jjbuss. It’s hard to believe it has been almost 2 years since my first tweet.  Since then I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people inside and outside of my industry and profession, and publish a few blog posts on the topic.  A few examples include: Using Twitter to Recruit, Find […]

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.

by @jjbuss. Congrats to @dmanaster and the ERE gang for another successful recruiting expo. There was no shortage of tweets, or great content.  Session coverage was provided by tweeps including @CincyRecruiter, @TheRecruiterGuy, @jrl2002, @ewmonster, @JennyDeVaughn, @sarahw79, and a whole lot more… While there were thousands of tweets, here were some of the top 10 favorites:

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 […]

The hype about twitter continues, and we’re buying into it.  So have Corporations and Recruiters. In the U.S., the number of twitter users has increased from 1 million to 4 million, and the site has experienced over 1,000% increase in traffic.  With over 1.5 billion tweets and counting, it has been reported that 45-54 year […]

Roughly 75% of jobs are gotten through networking. Unless you plan on staying in your city forever… you should be making friends online. (That doesn’t mean creating a Facebook profile.) Traditional social networks (Facebook/LinkedIn/MySpace) are used for maintaining relationships you’ve already built. You meet in person… then you connect online. That’s how they work. But […]

Twitter: The Kindness of Strangers Friends It’s a brave new job-hunting world out there- we’re told this is the worst job market in 35 years. It seems that the population of career experts, resume gurus and networking mavens has exploded overnight. Executive coaches are everywhere. Seeking to gain an edge in the market, the hapless […]

Meander through any cube farm today and try to figure out exactly what kind of work is being done. If you see an overloaded website with tiny pictures over the cube dweller’s shoulder, she’s on FaceBook. If there are small boxes scattered around the screen, and he is typing furiously, she’s IM’ing. If there’s a […]

By @jjbuss. Ever thought of writing? Blogging? Had 15 minutes of fame yet? I am thrilled to announce the 2nd Blog Post contest on The Talent Buzz.  This time, the stakes are higher as the winner will receive a $1,000 Visa Gift Card for the winning post.  Yep, that’s right, $1,000. The contest last year […]

By Jason Buss (@jjbuss). As unemployment continues to soar, job seekers and candidates are pulling out all the stops and doing everything possible to network and look for new opportunities.  This includes using social media and social networking sites as another tool during their search, and while these are not new methods, more and more […]

By @jjbuss. When it comes to twitter, you might be a twitterholic, a newbie, or still wondering “what’s the point“?  Regardless of who we you are and what you think, the twitter community continues to grow at an astounding rate with millions of users and over 1.1 billion tweets. The micro-blogging leader also continues to […]