Social Media

Artisan Creative Selects Jobmagic for Recruiting on Facebook » Artisan Creative, a staffing firm for creative talent, has chosen Jobmagic as its social media recruiting platform to attract qualified candidates… Read more

One of the major benefits of using social media in a job search is that it allows you to build a bigger network of connections. Given the reach of social media, the size of these networks can grow large in size, requiring powers far beyond those of mortal men to manage. Fortunately, you can now download super-powers off the Interwebs.

Sometimes the simple things are the best, and most overlooked.  I work hard to simplify wherever I can and had a pleasant reminder recently.  I received a call from a… Read more

Bullhorn Unveils New Social Media Offering for Candidate and Client Lead Generation » Bullhorn®, the global leader in on demand staffing and recruiting software, today announced the beta release of… Read more

The U.S. Army on Recruitment in the Social Media Age » The U.S. Army is becoming more open and honest with potential soldiers. So says Bruce Jasurda, chief marketing officer… Read more

Using Twitter and Facebook to Find a Job » Brian Ward lost his job on a Friday afternoon. Eleven days later he had a new one. With nearly 1 in… Read more

Social Media: the Most Powerful Recruiting Tool Since the Telephone » A common question raised these days by senior HR leaders and business journalists pertains to the reality of social… Read more

LinkedIn Announces New Beta: LinkedIn Signal » Last week while some were attending SourceCon in Washington, D.C., LinkedIn was making an announcement at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco about a… Read more

In order to maintain a good working relationship with these companies, in 2005 we decided not to “cold call” employees at a few of our partner companies. Our policy only impacted cold calling, and we continued to recruit from these companies through LinkedIn

Efficiency and organization are 2 things that allow me to run my desk successfully. I’m not a fan of overloading on the latest and greatest but I do load my arsenal with gadgets that will help me gather information in a better more efficient manner. Here are 3 more Firefox add-ons for recruiters that I recommend.

Tweet Your Way to Productivity » With more than 55 million tweets a day, many accuse Twitter, the micro blogging site, of being a drain on productivity. But that’s a… Read more

Will Social Media replace your traditional candidate sourcing methods in 2010? » POLL: By @SourceConNews | Twtpoll created about 4 hr 13 min ago | This poll closes in 6… Read more

How Far Can a Recruiter Go When They Are Reference Checking a Candidate Through Social Media? » What is the fine line between legal and illegal “professional snooping” on social… Read more

Social Media Recruiting, by the Numbers » Did you know Maine is one of the weakest places to find social-media-savvy job candidates? It’s one stat tossed out today from Doug… Read more

How Corporate Recruiters Use Twitter for Recruiting » There a lot of social media tools these days which are opening a lot of opportunities for recruiting professionals in achieving a… Read more