Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion

jump start social media launches

Jump Start Social Media allows job seekers and other professionals to fill out an easy questionnaire and have an expert create their Facebook and LinkedIn profile, which can then be used for networking purposes.

peter gold: uk’s next jason davis?

By Vanessa Dennis - Advorto blogger Susanna Cesar-Morton recently offered up some social networking options for HR reps and recruiters in the UK who have complained that RecruitingBlogs.com, created by Jason Davis, is mainly focused on U.S.-based content. Morton said, "Social networking guru Peter Gold created Talent Cloud on Ning and is actively growing the network . . . Peter has put a lot of thought into growing the network, and it is one of the best options." While TC's numbers don't quite compare to RBC rapidly nearing their goal of 20K members, Gold said he that he takes an opposite approach to limiting memberships and aims to keep the network 'uncluttered.' I spoke with Gold about why he thinks network owners play a part in the destruction of their own site, his vision for Talent Cloud, and how apathy could become his biggest competitor.

linkedin benefits from the misery of others

By Vanessa Dennis - Recent reports show that professional networking site LinkedIn has seen a substantial increase in memberships since the financial sector took its latest hit.

int’l linkedin competitor launches

By Vanessa Dennis - A new professional networking site has launched called TransActions.ie, which claims to encourage business-to-business transactions, "unlike competitor LinkedIn." Their business development manager said such B2B networking on LinkedIn is "nearly frowned upon."

background checks on social networks ‘a horrible practice’

By Vanessa Dennis - It seems there's a lot of hiring managers out there that are suddenly playing private detective on social networks. Whether it's out of boredom or a genuine concern for why someone snapped a pic of you passed out in the Hardee's drive-thru, these newfound sleuths are causing a great stir in the legal realm.

black hatting social networks

sharethis shares share data (e-mail still rules, sorta)

By Joel Cheesman - If you're not leveraging Web 2.0 technologies to enable visitors to share your content with their social networks, you probably should. ShareThis has given us a glimpse into the most popular ways Web surfers pass along Web pages to friends, including Facebook, MySpace and Digg.