About a year ago, I wrote about Facebook overtaking and eventually replacing LinkedIn. Since both social networks have been in the news recently, I thought … Read more
Facebook User Disappoints “Friends”
Kip Hanson threw his followers for a loop on Tuesday when he photographed his Starbucks coffee and uploaded it to Facebook. Instead of the same venti dark … Read more
Referrals on the Rise at eBay as it Ponders How to Handle Pipeline
Employee referrals are up at eBay, the owner of such brands as PayPal and StubHub, up enough that it has candidates in a pipeline that is hasn’t … Read more
Mixing Your Messages: Getting People on Social Networks Interested in Jobs
Quick, what’s the last ad you saw on Facebook? Don’t start thinking — just say it. Can’t think of one? Well then, what’s the most interesting post … Read more
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 … Read more
It May Be Worth $100 Billion, But How Many Hires Will Facebook Get You?
As the investment world watches Facebook’s historic IPO today, marketers are beginning to wonder if advertising on the 900-million-member social … Read more
Great Expectations: The Reality of Finding Talent on Facebook
As Facebook went public came two interesting pieces of news. The first was a CNBC poll that shows that about half of all Americans consider Facebook to be … Read more
Company Career Site Is Most Important to Job Seekers
When U.S. college students and recent grads go looking for a job, they want quick answers, trustworthy insights, and evidence the employers know how to use … Read more
New Site TalentBin Merges Social Media Info Into Sourcing Profiles
TalentBin officially launched from private beta to public yesterday. The service, which bills itself as a talent search engine, announced via press release … Read more
Recruiting on Pinterest, Instagram, and Dribbble to Build Your Innovation Brand
When most recruiters learn about a potential new media channel like Pinterest or Instagram, their initial reaction is often to discount them as a … Read more