Job Boards Getting into the Twitter Game

Job Boards Getting into the Twitter Game

A  post on CareerOyster.com yesterday (see below) discusses how Monster is partnering with Twitter to distribute relevant jobs via Twitter for the Monster database to...

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Monster College Survey Says College Job Seekers Tailoring Social Profiles for Careers

Monster College Survey Says College Job Seekers Tailoring Social Profiles for Careers

College graduates rely on their parents to continue supporting them while they expect to spend several months searching for a full time position in the...

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Social Recruiting Is Only Cheap Right Now

Social Recruiting Is Only Cheap Right Now

While examining the pros/cons of using social media tools for recruiting, I've often seen arguments highlighting the cost of these tools as a determining factor...

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Monster’s New Foray into Social Networking is One Small Step for Recruiting, One Giant Leap for Monster

Monster’s New Foray into Social Networking is One Small Step for Recruiting, One Giant Leap for Monster

Last month, Monster.com introduced its new "Communities" link on the job board homepage.  Communities is a set of niche communities intended to bring together groups...

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.Jobs Sites Go Offline

.Jobs Sites Go Offline

Where have all the .JOBS job boards gone? Gone to enhancements and improvements every one.

DirectEmployers took down its job boards a few weeks...

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Social Media Small but Growing Source of Hires says CareerXRoads

Social Media Small but Growing Source of Hires says CareerXRoads

Recruitment industry consultants and observers CareerXRoads released its perennial Source of Hires report this week.  To no one’s surprise, the 2009 recruitment year was a...

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In Social Media Recruiting…Don’t Forget About Mobile

In Social Media Recruiting…Don’t Forget About Mobile

One topic that does not get a lot of attention within the social recruiting landscape is that of mobile. I think mobile recruiting gets looked...

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Free eBook – User’s Guide to Talent Recruitment through Social Media

Free eBook – User’s Guide to Talent Recruitment through Social Media

CareerBuilder Communications released a new, free eBook today for all recruiters interested in leveraging social media into their recruitment strategies. Some of the take-aways... -...

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CareerBuilder CEO Discusses Monster, Social Media, Job Board Future

CareerBuilder CEO Discusses Monster, Social Media, Job Board Future

Matt Ferguson doesn’t see pay for performance replacing the pay to post model for job boards anytime soon, if ever. Nor have the job aggregators...

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USAJobs Finally Gets a Web 2.0 Facelift

USAJobs Finally Gets a Web 2.0 Facelift

USAJobs.gov is the federal government's official job board where all federal government employment opportunities are posted. For the past four or so years, this site...

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