The hiring industry has found a new sense of relief in the discovery of the effective uses of social networking sites in their recruitment processes. Among the widely used social networking site as an online recruitment tool is the Twitter microblogging site. Currently, Twitter has millions of users from all walks of life and from different parts of the world. [...]

If you are in an internet cafe, just glance around. You will see at least half of the monitors will be displaying the familiar pages of facebook. For all those who are not familiar with this blue and white page, facebook is a community of people with common interests who connect through common platform to learn, work, play, organize and [...]

Let me answer it right away. NO. Just look at some of the headlines from news sources in beginning of this year: India banks plan recruitment spree (FT February 7 2010) TCS to employ 30,000 more (Rediff.com February 12, 2010) Infosys to recruit 15,000 (Rediff.com February 12, 2010) Deloitte to hire 12,000 (Rediff.com February 12, 2010) Got the picture? Everyone [...]

Jim Stroud is bummed that he could not attend The Recruiting UnConference in London this year. In this video, he sends a shout-out to those who could attend and gives a few lead generation tips for Recruiters across the pond. Plus, what is behind the secret URL? UPDATE: I made an error with my very first example. (Ugh!) You can [...]

Over 90% of fellow employees do not want you to come to work with any H1N1 flu symptoms And if you do go into work showing symptoms, chances are a colleague will likely report you to a superior . New York, October 20, 2009 – 91 per cent of Americans said they want their co-workers to remain at home if [...]

Although this video was produced to demonstrate a few online investigative strategies, the tips shown can easily be applied to a “poor man’s background check.” Tune in and leave me a comment with your thoughts? Thanks! The Searchologist – How to Dig Up Dirt On People http://thesearchologist.com – In episode #7 of The Searchologist, Jim Stroud discovers that Gina – [...]

I was fortunate enough to speak at the DirectEmployers Annual Meeting last week. (What a time! What a time!) While I was there, I met a lot of cool people. Among them, the good people over at Disaboom. They have a product called Disaboomjobs that has been a blessing to many people with disabilities. If you want to hear some [...]

In the premiere episode of “Searchology,” Jim Stroud demonstrates to Recruiters how to find passive candidates with Google Profiles. Want more? Subscribe to The Searchologist and get instant access to exclusive content designed to boost your resume sourcing and lead generation efforts. Click here to view the archives of The Searchologist website, but you must be a subscriber to read [...]

According to Indeed.com, jobs featuring the term “social networking” have been steadily climbing for some time now. Below is a job trends graph showing the percentage of jobs posted in their system containing the term “social networking.” "social networking" Job Trends "social networking" jobs Related PostsSocial Networks (LinkedIn especially) are really growingVIDEO – Social Networking Sites Are LostWhy are (some) [...]

Lately I’ve noticed an interesting trend when it comes to social media and the employment process. Everyone in the hiring world seems to have something they need, be it a job seeker looking for a job or a hiring pro looking to fill a position, and from both sides, I keep hearing that there is no one out there to [...]