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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.

Top HR and Recruitingn technology is hard to find, let alone make a decission to invest. Here is the most recent list from HREonline that you might find to be helpful in your decision making process.

This past year Hakia went through a refresh changing its interface but more importantly the search capabilities and the way the results are presented. I really like the fact that you are searching in a true semantic fashion through Qdexing (coined by Hakia).

Not all social recruiting apps and tools have to cost money to use. Not all of them are good either. Regardless you need to experiment with different tools to see what works. Here are 6 strong FireFox Add-on’s to consider for research.

I get emails and calls daily asking how can I use Facebook for recruiting? Well, it’s not always about recruiting when using “social tools” like Facebook. Social tools are also… Read more

Search by company or person to view your friend’s career info PLUS their friend’s job
history too. Get connected to the best companies, people and jobs through friends.

It seems that when you mention the terms Social, Recruiting or Sourcing 99.9% of recruiters say oh, yes I already use LinkedIn. Though I will say that LinkedIn is solid it is certainly not the answer for everything. However the reader love it so here are some great posts of sourcing with LinkedIn!

SXSW ’10 is around the corner and we want to represent the Recruiter. To do so we need your vote. We need to borrown 2 minutes of your time to register and vote. Top vote getters present and we want that to be us.

Hey…What happened to that LinkedIn App you posted? Check it out…

Candidates will now search for jobs, click on posting summaries, and immediately be taken to your web site to both read the posting and apply to it. Think Google, where you search Google

I’ve written about these guys a few times because I like them. Genuinely nice people and the product just makes sense for recruiters. Twitter can certainly be an asset to recruiters but it’s often a detractor. The team at Work Digital are working to make some of these features

It’s back again and we aim to make this time bigger and better. It’s all about recruiting tools and leveraging easy to use, efficient techniques to help you uncover key hidden talent. You can’t always do it alone. Raw skill won’t always solve your challenge. Learn more here

Data extraction is key to a sourcers job. Gathering leads in a fast efficient manner is often the difference between making a placement and losing a fee. Check out this Firefox add-on called OutWit. It’s serious and can change your desk in a serious way.

If it’s free it’s for me. That seems to be the mantra these days. We’ve been getting a lot of questions around free resources not just for sourcing but for job posting as well. Here are 5 free job posting sites that I use to help spread the word of openings I am working.