Where do recruiters hang out on the web?
Websites like ere.net and workforce.com are informational resources for recruitment and HR professionals. What are some other sites and blogs that are most popular within the industry?
Clarification added February 13, 2008:
I mean only websites for informational resources, forums, industry news, etc... not job boards.
Clarification added March 4, 2008:
There is also a new site to support the large Linkedin Group "Talent Acquisition Management," that I started. This site is http://recruiters.ning.com
Thanks everyone for your great answers... there are certainly a lot of strong resources out there for the industry. Great discussion!
Clarification added March 10, 2008:
The website is now www.talentbar.com, a leading networking hub for the recruiting industry. It is a free site open now to new members. I will be writing site reviews and descriptions for all of the sites and blogs listed in this answer. Thanks again!
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I think that a lot of agencies use Monster - are you thinking as a job hunter - ie how can they find me?
Links:
Zubin K
Internet Marketing , Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Expert
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Linked in is a great resource , I ve got calls from recruiters who are on Linked in ...Make a strong profile of your achievements and watch the emails roll in.
Best wishes,
zubin
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You can also check www.workopolis.com
There's a couple of sites that are popular amongst recruiters.
Here's a couple
Monster
Careerbuilder
Linkedin
ERE.net
Ladder.com <---for 100k+ candidates
Dice.com <--IT
Martin A
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Hi Miles,
These are UK sites but you will still be able to get intresting information on all kinds of techniques and strategy as well research and reports.
www.cipd.co.uk
www.ri6.co.uk
Hope it helps
Regards
Martin
ComputerJobs.com < IT
Padma K
Human Resource Manager at eTouch
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LinkedIn, SHRM.org , ERE.net, Workforce.com, Local Networking sites
Dave S
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Bill Vick is 'the man' for recruiting questions
Sheilah E
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Check out Geoff's site (link below).
Sheilah
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Hi Miles,
Excellent question!
The following are where I hang out:
Advanced online recruiting techniques - Glenn Gutmacher
Blogging outside the box
ere,net
good recruits
Jim Stroud
JobMachine - Shally Sterkerl
NameSourcer.com - Maureen Schrib
RecruitingBloggers.com
Recruiting Edge
Recruiting.com
Recruiting Online Intelligence - Glenn Gutmacher
Rise Internet - Barbara Ling
Six Degrees - dave Mendoza
Sourcing Corner
StaffBytes
SWAT Recruiting
Xtemeerecruiting
YouveGotContacts
Also, visit LI Groups and Yahoo Groups for additional ones to join that are more specific to your interests.
If I can help you in any way, please let me know. I will make the time to assist you n any way I can.
I'm an open networker, please feel free to send me an invitation and I will graciously accept!
Best in '08
JB smith
Robert D
Chief Architect - Technology at Cognizant Technology Solutions
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One more to add to the list here... a lot like LinkedIn for recruiters...
Links:
Mark M
Managing Director - Financial & Accounting Professionals LLC (accruals@insight.rr.com)
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MSNBC.com
CNNfn.com
and few other unconventional hangouts..............
and of course linkedin,,,sometimes you get lucky
A few more to consider:
www.theindustryradar.com
http://www.recruitersnetwork.com
http://humancapitalinstitute.com/
https://www.rr.executiveboard.com/Public/Default.aspx
http://www.careerjournal.com/
https://www.clc.executiveboard.com/Public/Default.aspx
http://www.ere.net/
http://www.recruiterresources.com/XcDirectory/XcDirectory.asp
http://www.usbln.org/
Michelle S
Executive Recruiter
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I don't hang out....I lurk!! :-)
A lot of the sites have been listed and there are so many great resources. I'm glad to see that a lot of recruiters are so open to sharing best practices with one another.
My favorite sites are:
www.recruitingblogs.com
www.ere.net
and of course LinkedIn!
Maureen S
5000+connects TopLinked.com Telephone Name Sourcer/MagicMethod Trainer-Names Generator
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You all know who the Recruiting Animal is, right? He's the guy from Canada with the big mouth and the only LIVE BlogTalkRadio recruiting show I know of every Wednesday at high noon, eastern standard time. Animal is always looking for victims/uhhh...I mean guests for his Call-In Show so if you'd like to be one, he'd love to hear from you. E-mail him at msk at rogers.com or call him at 416-481-8016. He uses those crappy FREE VoIPs so tell him to talk loud.
Animal writes on www.RecruitingBloggers.com (I think it's been mentioned) just about every day along with a few others of us who just can't keep our sassy traps shut about the Recruitosphere.
To listen to Animal's Show every Wednesday call in to listen here: 646-652-2754
Animal has been called "Ground Zero" by John Sumser (that's as in this
is the fountainhead not as in "the big zero") for the recruiting industry. Don't miss him. I mean it.
I spend most of my time at:
JobMachine - Shally Sterkerl
Recruiting.com
Six Degrees
RecruitingBloggers.com
I hope this helps.
David S Wright
http://interrelationship.wordpress.com/
The water cooler
If you go to Yahoo Groups and in keyword search put recruiter that will bring up many different recruiitng forums, blogs, groups etc.
Mike N
Area Manager/Mid-Atlantic Business Development Manager
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Jobvertise.com
Craigslist.org
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Here are a few more sites that I use when recruiting:
www.craigslist.org
www.thingamajob.com
www.employmentspot.com
www.constructionjobs.com
www.northcarolinajobnetwork.com
www.snagajob.com
www.gojobs.com
www.jobvertise.com
www.jobspider.com
www.jobscape.net
www.power-plant-jobs.com
www.jobster.com
www.americasjobexchange.com
www.getplumberjobs.com
www.getsheetmetaljobs.com
www.getelectricianjobs.com
www.getpipefitterjobs.com
www.getcarpenterjobs.com
www.getmillwrightjobs.com
www.getweldingjobs.com
Just to hang out, get industry news and etc, I go to hoovers. it's fun similar to Linked in and it may also help with sales or searches when you're on the hunt.
Interesting. As recruiters are competitive, we can play things close to the vest. recruiters within one sector will likely be more guarded with each other than they will be with non-competing recruiters. Here are two places I like: ERE at http://www.ere.net/ and the Ning group recruitingblogs.com, for recruiters who blog. It was started by Jason Davis, aka Slouch.
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Check out wirelessjobs.com and recruitingblogs.com very cool websites and they are pretty informative. My boss runs the wirelessjobs.com website and there is a video of me on there if anyone is interested.
Sandra Horowitz
worldlink-us.com
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Already mentioned by I would also suggest recruitingblogs.com . Great site with great people.
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Great question - even better was the tremendous amount of responses! Its great to see everyone sharing their favorite sites. I see I have some new sites to check out. I also like the ERE site, like linkedIN it allows you to join groups.
Miles,
As a headhunter myself I can tell you that LinkedIn is one of the greatest places to find people in our industry. I personally use a wide variety of online networking sites to connect with interested candidates as well as companies. I have listed the links to several that I currently use and have found successful.
I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Melissa Brandt C.S.P, C.A.C
melissa@advancedemployment.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/brandtmelissa
Direct: 415-989-1188 x 13
I also use the these other sites, but the answer field only allows for 3 links:
https://www.xing.com
Directories:
http://www.zoominfo.com
http://www.jigsaw.com
Links:
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I also wanted to mention the tremendous resource Theladders.com
I highly suggest you post your resume here if you are a 100k+ candidate looking for serious recruiters that have REAL openings.
According to Danny website is fantastic.
Between Danny and Amy- they are a wealth of information with great webcasts and tons of info to help put a kick in your recruiting efforts.
LOVE THEM:)
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Always looking for the next virtual bar :-))
for belgium/holland: http://www.hrminfo.net/
the belgian unemployment institute has also a pretty good site for starting recruiters (www.vdab.be, check link section)
Internationaly i like: http://www.adlerconcepts.com/resources
and then obviously Linkedin, Facebook and (in lesser amount) myspace
Vadim D
Recruitment & Selection *LION* 3700+ Vadim.Linkedin@gmail.com
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I personally "hang out" most here on Linkedin, a bit on other networks too. I find my information on recruitment through various websites, most of which have already been named above and through free job magazines here in Belgium (Vacature, Job@t,...)
Steve C
Test Project Lead
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Mostly on my answering machine and email. Come there if you want to find them. LOL
Recruiters need to think niche, which is where the web will trend (at least temporarily).
To find bloggers, check out jobs.problogger.net
To find writers, check out the new jobs.copyblogger.com
To find social media professionals JobsinSocialMedia.com
To find seo professionals, try jobs.searchenginewatch.com and jobs.marketingpilgrim.com
To find developers, dice.com or jobs.joelonsoftware.com
Recruiters should also get on Twitter and use the tool on IM or their mobile phones in order to take advantage of the tracking feature. You can track keywords and find people in a given industry.
Also try reaching out to bloggers in the industry in which you're trying to hire. They may post about a job for you or advertise your listing on their site. This is a great way to find people who are truly passionate about what they're doing and keeping current in their industry.
Ariel R
Motivational Professional
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