Over at Cheezhead, Vanessa Dennis writes about the new Chicago-based Job Search Television Network (JSTN).  The multimedia job search network is looking to expand its daily two-hour broadcast powered by Comcast into a 24-hour job ops channel.  Currently JSTN offers companies the opportunity to create a video that features a ...

I just received an e-mail from a reader about Razume, a new online community where users can anonymously post, rate and review resumes. The service provides a fast and easy way to collect valuable feedback from knowledgeable sources like recruiters, and it’s free for job seekers.  It’s discreet too: users are encouraged to hide contact ...

In the coming months, I’m going to be focusing some of Water Cooler Wisdom’s content around employee recruitment and retention techniques.  Let’s start with the obvious: the e-advertisements that you, as a manager or HR rep, might be perennially posting on major online job boards.  You know that these boards receive tons of traffic, but ...

I’m very pleased to share this review of my friend and colleague Jason Alba’s new book, I’m on Linked In – Now What???  I have known Jason for over a year, and I can say with all seriousness that he is one of the best networkers I know.  He knows everyone, and if he doesn’t know someone, he wants to meet them.  He’s a big advocate ...

I get a lot of e-mails asking me how people should use LinkedIn for business networking.  And the truth is, I’m not entirely sure myself, which is why I’m looking forward to my friend Jason Alba’s book on the topic.  This week, though, I came across a great post from Chris Brogan at Lifehack with some tips for making it easier ...

A post by Laurie Smith over at Career Hub talks about the rise of Craig’s List as a job hunting and recruiting tool.  That’s right.  Not only can furnish your new apartment or sell your old baseball card collection on the classifieds mega-portal, you can also find your next gig, or your next star employee.   Based on a job market ...

It’s official: recruiting has entered the twenty-first century.  A few weeks ago, I introduced the concept of Web 3.0, and what do you know?  We’re here already.  TMP Worldwide is working with exclusive companies including eBay, Microsoft, HP and Verizon, to create NiW (Network In World), the world’s first virtual, 3D interactive ...

If you’re reading this post right now, you’ve heard of Web 2.0, which describes the second-generation of Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.  Web 2.0 tools include social networking sites, wikis, podcasts, and, of course, blogs.  In the realm where Web 2.0 and career counseling intersect, there ...

Over at Career Hub, the subject is “blogworking.”  Barbara Safani suggests that a job seeker involved in a full-time search should dedicate a full work week (35 hours) to their search each week. Since networking tends to be the most effective method of search, it's best to spend approximately 28 hours of each week planning and managing your ...

Employer videos, or video job advertisements, are popping up all over the Web from YouTube and Facebook to the company Web sites themselves.  And depending on the type of firm and its willingness to be cutting-edge, these videos are often really entertaining and attract candidates by standing out from a crowd of potential employers with ...