As important as a community is, so too are sub-communities – niches where we feel most comfortable, most understood, and most likely to find … Read more
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Clue #1: Vaulting to the Top
As you already know, people with top-notch skills are hard to find. Job seekers know they’re in demand and don’t feel the need to beg for a job … Read more
Job Sites With a Clue Part 1 of 3
The latest estimates from NUA Surveys put the number of Internet users around the world at about 201 million. That’s a lot of people. In the US … Read more
Free Job Posting Sites: National Sites – Part 6 of 6
If you have loads of reqs. to fill across a vast array of locations, state and city searches may not be enough. You may want to broaden your candidate … Read more
Free Job Posting Sites: Region and Industry Specific – Part 5 of 6
Over the past four weeks, we’ve looked at the free posting sites within each individual state and some of the cities in the U.S. This week, … Read more
Free Job Posting Sites: City-Specific Part 4 of 6
This article was originally published on November 15, 1999, but due to email delivery problems, we are republishing it today. In some job markets, posting … Read more
Free Job Posting Sites: City-Specific Part 4 of 6
In some job markets, posting statewide can be ineffective. Unemployment might be so low that no one is interested in moving. The state may be so large, no … Read more
Free Job Posting Sites: Region-Specific Part 3 of 6
In the past two weeks, we started covering free job posting sites. We began with Alabama and last week finished with North Dakota. This week, we?ll finish … Read more
Free Job Posting Sites: Region-Specific Part 2 of 6
For those of you who need to find candidates in specific localities, we’ve put together a list of free job posting sites categorized by state. Last … Read more
Free Job Posting Sites: Region-Specific Part 1 of 6
If you?re looking for candidates in particular areas, and if you want to post your jobs for free, there are plenty of sites to help you out. Over the next … Read more
For Techies Only
Techies.com and ZDNet have announced the creation of a co-branded site in hopes of fulfilling IT recruiters’ dreams. Techies.com currently has … Read more
Military Offense
The military defenders of freedom and importantly, people who’ve had good training in some hot fields. Certainly not all of them intend to pursue a … Read more
ISP Means “Incredible Sourcing Potential”
You know the term. ISP. To most people it stands for Internet Service Provider. But with a bit of finesse it can mean so much more. Start at The List to … Read more
People Finders – Again
There are lots of sources to tap into when looking for people. If you think you’ve exhausted all your possibilities, try some of these places. … Read more
Anyone Need a High-Tech Exec?
Need a high-tech exec? Consider the People Finder tool at Corporate Information Technology Services. Last August, I wrote about them, but they’ve … Read more
Responding to Resumes
The Internet is about relationships about creating, maintaining, and benefiting from them. And all of that requires interaction. Do you interact when you … Read more
Breaking the Mold – Cheap Resumes
“We’re a little guy trying to bust up what’s wrong on the planet,” says Drew Hession-Kunz, chief Internet strategist and CFO of … Read more
Finding Candidates of Color – Part Two
Last week we took a look at Minorities’ Job Bank that focuses on all people of color. This week, we’ll look at LatPro, which takes an … Read more
Finding Candidates of Color – Part One
Looking for qualified minority candidates? There are plenty of places to try, depending on what you need and next week we’ll look at several of them. … Read more
Toolbox Goodies #2
This week we present a few more tools to use, as well as some tactics to consider as part of your recruitment strategy. Tools To Use: Maine Employers … Read more