At 2pm Pacific time today, Google posted on its official blog that it would discontinue developing Wave as a stand-alone product. It states however that it … Read more
“Reading the Tabloids” vs. Sourcing
Last week, Raghav Singh wrote an article on ERE.net titled ‘Catch Me If You Can‘, where he discussed the use of online data found via social … Read more
New Job Board FoneGigs Targets Mobile Professionals
Another new job board… ‘Not again!’ I’m sure you’re thinking. But this one might be worth checking out… Just two weeks … Read more
LinkedIn’s Strategic Moves
You may have heard rumblings recently that LinkedIn is ready for an IPO (they have said this won’t happen in the near future, but I wonder…), … Read more
Where Do Your “Friends” Work? BranchOut Can Help
Want to get your friends to help you raid a company? There’s an app for that. Want an introduction to a hiring manager? There’s an app for that, too. Just … Read more
Creating Community
Recently, ERE coordinated recruiter Meetups that happened all over the world. Did you attend one? If you did you may have enjoyed conversation with people … Read more
Initial Outreach For Sourcers
I’ve been asked several times over the course of my research career to share examples of my initial email outreach to prospective candidates after … Read more
Creating a Culture of Innovation
— Managers imitate; leaders innovate As a leader, one of the biggest pressures I face is to do more with less. I am constantly being asked to squeeze … Read more
Google Acquires Metaweb
Google announced today that it has acquired Metaweb Technologies, a company based in San Francisco that developed Freebase, an “open, shared database … Read more
HootSuite For Sourcing
For anyone who hasn’t heard of HootSuite, it is quickly becoming one of my favorite social tools for sourcing. To provide some background on what … Read more