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Surprise! Men Are Better Networkers
Men are better online networkers than women? True, says LinkedIn. It may fly in the face of other surveys, but LinkedIn insists that men are savvier networkers when it comes to their participation on...
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Underway Now: Jobs Conference Is a Twitter First
The American Jobs Conference is underway right now and let me tell you, the conversation is vigorous. I don’t know how many participants the conference has, but the tweet stream is moving fast,...
View ArticleLinkedIn Hosts Obama; Jon Stewart Mocks LinkedIn
The President came to California this week to do a little fundraising and hold a jobs town hall meeting. Neither of those were particularly noteworthy except that the townhaller was hosted by LinkedIn...
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Job Seekers Turn to Facebook for Job Hunting
Facebook is emerging as the leading social network when it comes to job hunting. By a margin approaching 2-to-1, job seekers credit Facebook with helping them get their current job. LinkedIn ran a...
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Employer Review Site Makes a Facebook Connection
When Glassdoor launched its Facebook connection a few minutes ago, the company that’s the Yelp of employment jumped full-on into the scramble for dominance in the world of careers social networking....
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Where Have All the Recruiters Gone?
This past Saturday an event was held at Best Buy headquarters in Minneapolis called MinneBar. No, not that kind of bar, although there was some of that after it was over. This is a BarCamp style event...
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BranchOut’s New $25 Million Sparks Talk Of LinkedIn Challenge
BranchOut announced today that it got $25 million in new funding, raising the total investment in the professional networking service to $49 million, and spurring talk the nearly two-year-old company...
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Monster Adds Social Connections to Job Board Listings
Monster took another step last week in its drive to become more social adding a “friends” connection to the thousands of listings on its jobs board. Almost a year after launching BeKnown, its...
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How Having as Many LinkedIn Connections as Possible Will Increase Your...
As an early adopter of LinkedIn (member 554,000-ish) I’d like to think I have a bit of experience and insight into this business network. I am not a LinkedIn expert, but I do know enough about it to...
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LinkedIn Lovin’: Here’s Five Reasons Why
It’s true that I’ve publicly predicted its demise. Yet, like the grade-school girl who hits the boy she loves, deep down I really have a crush on LinkedIn. Obviously, I’m not alone. This professional...
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Talent Communities: Do You Need to Differentiate Between Fans and Talent?
Conversations around talent communities have been steadily increasing in the U.S. in the last 12 months. Brands are looking to engage above and beyond existing social media platforms by creating...
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What President Obama’s Reelection Can Teach About the Importance of Talent...
Just weeks after I wrote a piece for ERE.net about talent communities, something happened on the Internet that excited much of the tech blogs and was acknowledged by many traditional press outlets;...
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Don’t Forget These 5 Recruiting Skills in the Social Recruiting Fervor
Recruiting, as many of us know it, has undergone a transformation in the last few years. In fact, there are recruiters coming in to the workforce now who only source within LinkedIn Recruiter, or...
View ArticleBecoming A Social Enterprise
In 2012, if you haven’t established a social media presence, it’s a given that you will fall behind your competitors. However, it can be a challenge to decide which tools and strategies will work best...
View ArticleInformational Interviews for People Who Don’t Need Them
Sourcing has always been the hardest part of recruiting experienced, employed professionals (my experience has been with software developers). It’s much easier for me after I get into a serious...
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Never Underestimate the Power Of Social Media
Being Kelly Blazek has got to be so hard these days. When other Kelly Blazeks have to change their LinkedIn profiles to say they aren’t that Kelly Blazek, you just know things must be nasty for the...
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If Barry White Were a Recruiter
Nobody wants a selfish lover or a selfish recruiter, so take a lesson from Barry White and warm up your talent prospect before popping the question. The business of recruiting is a unique one, but in...
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Try Donuts and Coke’s Networking Bottle While Learning the Ukelele
With the impending arrival of the equinox solstice comes the inevitable half-year company retreat. Many are the retreats those at the lofty level of director have been compelled to suffer through. All...
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Social Network Just for Military Is Helping Vets Get Jobs
When active military are ready for a new assignment, seniority allows them to request certain postings. Military procedure is that they discuss the options with a human resources officer. Even the best...
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Celebrate Resume Update Month by Updating Your Own
When was the last time you updated your resume? And all those profiles on the business networks? You’re a professional recruiter, so you don’t need to be told how important it is to keep a fresh,...
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