The Talent Buzz

Tweets, Tweeps, and Recap of #OnRec09

Jason — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:52:22 +0000

Earlier this year OnRec and Kennedy Information announced they were teaming up to create one high impact event, albeit in Chicago. The event received mixed reviews by many, yet there were a lot of great ideas shared, connections made, and a handful of good sessions. Attendance to this years event was estimated at around 400 attendees. In [...]

Tweetajob.com CEO Interview

Jason — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:15:59 +0000

I had the chance to connect with Carmen Hudson, CEO of tweetajob at the OnRec / Kennedy Information conference. I asked Carmen a few questions about the benefits for Recruiters and Companies to utilize their services vs. other twitter job posting services on the market. Tweetajob is an exciting, innovative recruiting platform that leverages Twitter for [...]

Social Media Recruiting & Web 2.0

Jason — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:08:34 +0000

Thank you to everyone who was able to join me for last weeks #HCI and #Recruit webinar on Web 2.0 Recruiting and the Recruiting Budget. If you were not able to attend, I have included the slides here. Recruiting With Social Media View more documents from Jason Buss. November 2, 2008 — Recruiting Webinar: Escaping the Budget [...]

Yet Another Attempt for .jobs

Jason — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:51:28 +0000

No, it’s not a late April fools joke. The millions of pages online from other job boards and career sites apparently aren’t enough, as Direct Employers is moving into a joint venture with Employ Media and and will be adding tens of thousands of dot-jobs boards and pages. In a post written 3 months ago, “Rest [...]

Top 10 Job Search & Job Seeker iPhone Apps

Jason — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:41:42 +0000

Over 1 billion apps downloaded on the App Store and counting… And as you can probably guess, yeah, there’s and app for that (anything you can imagine related to a job search including, researching companies, developing or beaming your Resume, prepping for an interview, searching for jobs, and career counseling). Don’t waste your time or money more [...]

Job Board Coupons! What Next?

Jason — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:21:17 +0000

Updated: 10/30/09 If you haven’t used your job board coupons, time is running out! In an e-mail earlier this week, SHRM sent an e-mail blast notifying Recruiters that the job board coupons from their job posting center, powered by JobTarget, expire at the end of the year. Seriously. Original Post: 1/8/09 I never thought I’d live to see [...]

The Interviewer - iPhone App for Hiring Talent

Jason — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:27:05 +0000

Want a Better Way to Interview Job Candidates? There’s an App for That: The Interviewer. Accelerate Mobile Apps, Inc. today announced the release of The Interviewer, an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that makes the process of interviewing job candidates easier and more effective. The Interviewer offers a simple yet powerful approach to the [...]

A New Standard in Mobile Recruiting

Jason — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:06:15 +0000

Offering recruiters the ability to scour the Internet for top prospective candidates and leads without spending hours on dozens of individual sites or forming complicated Boolean search strings, AutoSearch recently unveiled its AutoSearch Mobile iPhone and iPod Touch application. It’s powered by AutoSearch’s web-based sourcing platform and unique filtering technology. It’s obvious there are several benefits [...]

What Networking was Meant to be

Jason — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:06:26 +0000

Last week I had the opportunity to host a networking event in the Twin Cities. The intent behind the event was to create an opportunity for HR and Recruiting leaders to talk about trends, opportunities, share successes, and of course network. An opportunity beyond a conference without formal one-sided presentations, recycled content, or [...]

ERE Recruiting Expo Re-cap, Twitter Style

Jason — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:21:47 +0000

by @jjbuss. Congrats to @dmanaster and the ERE gang for another successful recruiting expo. There was no shortage of tweets, or great content. Session coverage was provided by tweeps including @CincyRecruiter, @TheRecruiterGuy, @jrl2002, @ewmonster, @JennyDeVaughn, @sarahw79, and a whole lot more… While there were thousands of tweets, here were some of the top 10 favorites: HR should [...]