Looking for a new job? JobCompass, a newer iPhone application wants to help! It will cost you $3.99, if you didn’t get a 99 cent copy before Christmas. It’s worth the money, even compared to a free iPhone or iPod touch app from CareerBuilder.

If you are considering a job search app, I would recommend [...]
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Remember SuperBowl XXXVIII? Tom Brady, 26, was the youngest quarterback to win 2 Super Bowls.  Don’t follow sports? Just think about the Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson halftime show controversy.  Yes, that’s the one, in 2004.
That was the last time Monster.com aired a Super Bowl commercial, paying nearly $2 million for a 30 second spot [...]
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A few months ago I wrote on article on the future of Jobster.com - stemmed from their overhaul of the once popular recruiting.com.  3 months have passed, on Jobster is now singing the Britney Spears hit single Oops!…I did it again.

Here are a couple of articles highlighting the impacts of the most recent round:

Jobster slashes [...]
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By Molly Sly (@mollysly).

I’m waiting for my flight at the Orlando airport after attending the Kennedy Recruiting conference. The talk of the conference was social media and how it’s changing the way we recruit. As was stated in one of the sessions, social media has brought about the evolution of relationship marketing. In particular, Twitter [...]
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I had the opportunity to meet with RecruitingBlogs.com founder, Jason Davis, for an exclusive interview during the Kennedy Recruiting Conference today.

November 14, 2008 — Sarah Palin vs. CareerBuilder on Facebook (3)
November 14, 2008 — A Talent Strategy Conversation with Susan Burns - Part 2 (1)
November 13, 2008 — A Talent Strategy Conversation with Susan [...]
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Part one of my conversation with Susan Burns focused on opportunities and trends within talent management.  Part 2, posted here focuses on social media and social networking, metrics, and the candidate experience from a recruiting perspective.
Jason:
There continues to be an emphasis and talk about the use of social media and social networking in recruitment. [...]
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One of the great outcomes of spending time on social networking sites like twitter is the opportunity to engage with and meet people worldwide.  Earlier this year I met Susan Burns online, and then a few months later in-person at a Conference. Since then, I’ve grown a tremendous amount of respect for her thoughts, views, [...]
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Online job listings plunge
October job listings nationally fell 20% to their lowest level since January 2006, according to Monster Worldwide Inc.’s Employment Index; listings in New York fell 25%.
Join the discussion on RecruitingBlogs.com
If your Job Boards disappeared tomorrow, how would you get your candidates?
Monster now trading (MWW) on the New York Stock Exchange
Monster Chairman and [...]
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With hundreds of investments you can make with online advertising, the CareerBuilder ad deal with Facebook, hasn’t proven to be one on the top of my list.  What was touted earlier this year as an innovative way to break into the social media and networking space hiring - and the next big thing for CareerBuilder [...]
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Introducing TalentManagementTech.com - connecting HR, Recruiting, and Technology.

TalentManagementTech.com (a.k.a. “TMT”) contains the worlds largest searchable directory of talent management technologies and services. There are now more than 1,000 firms, technologies and services listed — for the more than 100,000 HR professionals to discover, and share experiences as a community.
RD Whitney, CEO of OnRec USA and [...]
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01-10-09:  The countdown has begun.
After 14 years since its’ inception, Monster.com is announcing plans to change the rules with online recruiting.
The company has stated, “We are reinventing the Monster Seeker and Employer experience, using patent-pending technologies to create new, never-before-seen products and services.”
During the company’s Q2 financial earnings call, Monster.com CEO Sal Iannuzzi announced plans [...]
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With the recent LinkedIn launch of applications, you now have the options to install and use applications for communicating and collaborating with your LinkedIn network.
Box.net has launched an application for the LinkedIn platform, enabling members to significantly enhance their profile with content from their Box.net accounts and collaborate on project files and folders with your [...]
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LinkedIn announces more ways to interact with your network.  The new features include ways to create projects and collaborate, share information, customize your profile, and gain key insights.

Work collaboratively with your network.

Box on LinkedIn: Share files and collaborate with your network.
Huddle on LinkedIn: Private workspaces to collaborate with your network on projects.

Share information and keep [...]
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8 Ways Twitter Will Change Your Life
People are using the microblogging service that allows posts of 140 characters or less for bigger, more important tasks; here’s how it’s evolving.
Standout Jobs Announces General Availability of its Recruitment Communication Platform
Standout Jobs, a leading provider of Web-based tools to power companies’ online recruiting efforts, today announced the general [...]
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7 Tips for Jump Starting a Stalled Job Search
A growing number of jobseekers find themselves in the midst of a long-term job search. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. jobless rate soared to a four-year high of 5.7% in July 2008 and the average job search took more than four months to net [...]
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Announcing RecruiterWire.com.

RecruiterWire.com, the newest FREE service from the Complete Career Network, has officially launched and offers recruiters a fun and informational new website dedicated to them on the Ning platform.
RecruiterWire.com features:

Funny videos and games related to recruitment
Social networking with other recruiters
The latest news, blogs and tips on the recruitment industry
A forum focused on recruitment [...]
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More than 1,000 attendees are expected to attend the annual SHRM Diversity Conference and Expo in Atlanta, GA.  Although there is no SHRM twitter stream to follow (SHRM hasn’t posted since May), there is no shortage of great session content, speakers, and networking opportunities!

There were 16 different sessions on Day 1 of the event.  A [...]
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Realmatch recently publicized the results from several interviews detailing the frustrations felt by job seekers and employers while trying to connect with each other online. The interviews and survey research very clearly indicates an extreme degree of frustration and dissatisfaction about the economy as well as the fragmented, commercialized and noisy environment perpetuated by [...]
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Get a YES on your first call! A FREE recruiting webinar sponsored by Broadlook Technologies.
Tuesday October 21, 2008st
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Click to Register
You will hear and learn about:

How to get 3x or even 9x the results from your phone calls.
What every Applicant Tracking System should have to support Sphere of Influence
What are the [...]
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iResume launched its service today for job seekers to create their online resumes and professional profiles for free and use them anywhere. iResume provides a host of tools for job seekers to navigate their online job search and find a satisfying career, and is focused on putting the job seeker back in control of the [...]
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