Survey: 45% of employers using Facebook to screen new hires

Social networking is increasingly becoming a way to obtain a new job. It’s also a way for your new boss to see who you really are. A new survey shows almost half of all employers are checking Facebook profiles during the hiring process. CareerBuilder.com surveyed 2,667 Human Resource professionals. They found 45 per cent of […]

Using LinkedIn in your job search

Recruiters use LinkedIn to search for, find, and contact potential candidates on a daily basis – in fact, there are over 1,000,000 sourcers, recruiters, and human resources professionals on Linkedin in the United States alone! While I typically write posts for sourcers and recruiters to show them how they can more effectively leverage social networking sites like LinkedIn […]

Job Hunting in Today’s Erratic Economy by expert Robert Bertino

It is no surprise many people are experiencing difficult times in this economy. If you are in the current job pool seeking employment you probably have noticed that it is an employer’s market. What do I mean? Well, with unemployment rising the number of job seekers out there are increasing. There are job openings, but […]

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