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INSIDE TRACK: Why I Recruit - And You Should Career Search - Using Social Media

   This post is courtesy of Chris Havrilla (@havrilla)               
    at Hitachi Consulting.  

There are many reasons why I use social media – and why you should too.  Networking has never been more important – and with tools like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter it has never been easier.

Inside Track Compuware: What Do Recruiters Look For on LinkedIn?

Post courtesy of Scott Boren, Senior Technical Recruiter, Compuware

 

I think most of us know what LinkedIn is.  According to their published statistics, they now have 40 million people who have created profiles.  That’s a lot of people.

 

But how many of those 40 million created a profile then let it sit?  I know I did that 4 years ago.  I created my profile but then didn’t know where to go, what to do, or how to make use of it. 

Inside Track Ernst and Young: Facebook and Online Interactivity

As a follow-up to my list of companies recruiting on Twitter, I am inviting each company to share a guest blog post. Use this as your inside track into each company recruiting on Twitter: learn more about the company, their brand and how social media has strengthened their recruiting strategy. This post is courtesy of Dan Black, Director of Americas Campus Recruiting

As an accounting student in the early 1990s, my technology prowess didn’t even factor into the job search  process. Back then, you mailed a resume or went to a job fair, talked with a recruiter, interviewed and then hoped for an offer. Times certainly have changed, and thanks to technology, students today have greater options.