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Lots going on this week in news - check out my picks! Happy Friday! Monster downsizes by 800 workers Employee steals $1.3 million, fired WANTED:...

Today's Jobster webinar for employers to learn how they can work with Jobster to build their own Talent Networks on Facebook was oversubscribed. Huge turn out. Thanks! So .... we're going to do it again. What: Jobster Webinar re: Jobster...

Thanks to the RecruitingFly's trusty new intern Hannah, we've just added 100 new recruiting blogs to the site. They have been inputted into the directory and our vertical search engine.

Here's the list:

http://www.hrheroblogs.com

http://managementcraft.typepad.com/management_craft

http://www.breakoutperformance.blogspot.com

http://www.syamhrfiles.blogspot.com/

http://hr-ambience.blogspot.com

http://www.hrlawyersblog.com

http://hrcapitalist.com

http://shiftedhr.com

http://aryan-hrinterview.blogspot.com

http://hrnewbie.blogspot.com

http://www.hrpoint.org

http://hrexperts.wordpress.com

http://vidhyasarkar.blogspot.com

http://hr-matters.biz/blog.html

http://www.hrnonline.com/hrnblog

http://localhrevents.blogspot.com

http://www.blogsmonroe.com/hr

http://myhumancapital.blogspot.com

http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com

http://www.raceintheworkplace.com

http://gneil.blogspot.com

http://texasemploymentlaw.blogspot.com

http://hr-software.blogspot.com

http://hrdude.blogspot.com

http://hrbasics.blogspot.com

http://www.insight-rh.com/blog

http://hrcoal.blogspot.com

http://hrmarketer.blogspot.com

http://hrdarkside.blogspot.com

http://sailajachadaram.blogspot.com

http://hrfreelancer.blogspot.com

http://hrhelp.wordpress.com

http://stuart.plaxoed.com

http://yourhrcoach.blogspot.com

http://greenwhite.org

http://hrinterviewfaqs.blogspot.com

http://hropen.blogspot.com

http://tacony.typepad.com

http://thinkinghr.blogspot.com

http://www.gruntledemployees.com

http://hr-solutions.blogspot.com

http://blogs.sun.com/vsehr

http://corprockstar.blogspot.com

http://blog.brandemix.com

http://www.hrmanagementtoday.com

http://carolhama.blogspot.com

http://www.hrprogr.com/blog

http://www.blog.hrjungle.com

http://kavithahrview.blogspot.com

http://www.hrblogger.com

http://humanresources.about.com

http://humanresourcestoday.blogspot.com

http://humanresourcestoday.blogspot.com

http://hregypt.blogspot.com

http://myresumesolutions.blog.com

http://realworldhr.blogspot.com

http://humanresourcesiq.blogspot.com

http://recruitertraining.blogspot.com

http://recruiterscafe.blogspot.com

http://whereismypms.blogspot.com

http://recruitertrip.blogspot.com

http://itrecruiter.typepad.com/it

http://marystewartmcgovern.blogspot.com

http://searchniche.blogs.com/nzrecruiter

http://pharmacyrecruiter.typepad.com/my_weblog

http://expertrecruiter.blogspot.com/

http://www.roirecruiting.com/blog/blog.html

http://workatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com

http://recruiterdiary.spaces.live.com

http://jobresponding.blogspot.com

http://recruitingtirade.blogspot.com

http://thevirtualrecruiter.blogspot.com/

http://recruitingsolutions.wordpress.com/

http://harrisongroup.blogspot.com/

http://digitalrecruiting.typepad.co.uk/digital_recruiting/

http://www.thevoiceofit.com/blog

http://hrsearchmarketing.blogspot.com/

http://nica-nrn.blogspot.com/

http://txaggie94.wordpress.com/

http://toprecruitingsolutions.wordpress.com/

http://recruitinginaflatworld.blogspot.com/

http://resumegrabber-recruitersessential.blogspot.com/

http://kotoko.quebecblogue.com/

http://advintrec.blogspot.com/

http://recruitingwisdom.blogspot.com/

http://itrecruitingnews.blogspot.com/

http://lgexec.typepad.com/recruiting_straighttalk/

http://www.engageonline.co.nz/blog/

http://davidsengineeringjobsatcisco.blogspot.com/

http://dunross.typepad.com/weblog/

http://recruit-er.blogspot.com/

http://www.eligo.com.au/

http://recruitmentthatworks.blogspot.com/

http://paulmac.typepad.com/

http://fieldstaffing.blogspot.com/

http://staffingjournal.blogspot.com

http://staffingtechnology.blogspot.com

http://phillyitstaffing.blogspot.com/

http://www.keiththestaffingguy.com

http://lisaamorao.com/blog

http://pmckinstry.typepad.com/staffing_technology

http://dgstaffingforum.blogspot.com

http://pulsestaffing.wordpress.com

http://mytechead.blogspot.com

http://thestaffingblog.blogspot.com

Here are some quick stats regarding the new Jobster Facebook app launched last week. As of writing this, we now have about 40,000 users for our Facebook Application featuring Employer Talent Networks. We've added more than 3500 new users in...

Unfortunately, meetings are not an expendable part of corporate America. They are, however – or at least they can seem like – a colossal waste...

NAS Recruitment Communications is conducting some interesting recruitment experiments. They are really at the forefront of trying new ways to recruit. I'm working on jobcasts with a few of their clients and I just came across this idea of texting and tags. Neat idea.

Employers Going 'Mobile' to Reach Prospective Employees

Recruitment Communications firm NAS relies on qtags to add mobility link to client advertising.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) July 30, 2007 -- NAS Recruitment Communications of Cleveland, known for helping many of America's largest companies find good employees, announces they now provide mobility solutions powered by qtags text.

Well-known brands such as Fidelity Investments, Toyota, Verizon Wireless, Caremark, Constellation Energy and many others rely on NAS - a division of McCann Worldgroup - to reach prospective candidates through a wide range of advertising efforts. In 2007 NAS has helped these brands add text messaging to their recruiting campaigns, enabling them to go "mobile" to facilitate communication with today's fast-moving audience.

"In our media-saturated world, it's tough to catch the attention of busy people," says Denise Amato, Senior Vice President of NAS. "But one thing is certain - almost everyone has their cell phone with them at all times, and an advertisement that includes a text messaging component allows them to quickly and easily seek more information about an opportunity that might interest them. They can respond to a print, radio, video board or outdoor advertisement in the time it takes them to send a text, and they can do so while on the bus, waiting for a table in a restaurant, at a sporting event - anyway and everywhere they commute, work and play."
For example, NAS client Fidelity Investments - seeking technical employees in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina - advertised in newspapers, at malls and airports, on campus buses and at North Carolina State basketball games. Fidelity's arena ads encouraged interested candidates to text the word "techjob" to 78247; those who did received a reply message with a specialized web address that could be visited later.

Currently, Verizon Wireless is searching for call center employees with drive-time radio advertising that includes the qtag "Verizon." Cell phone users who text the word to 78247 receive a reply with time and location of upcoming open houses and interview days along with a special web-link where they can submit their resumes electronically.

Tara Repucci, NAS Vice President, says the campaigns have exceeded expectations and that the pairing of text messaging with radio has been a very successful approach for their clients.
"We began with Verizon in one market and we've now recommended a mobile component with all the company's recruitment advertising nationwide because it works," she says. "We're seeing more and more clients recognize the value of allowing people to interact on their own terms."
The ability to respond wherever and whenever via text messaging is what makes the technology so powerful, says qtags President Allison Gower.

"The majority of today's workforce is cell-phone enabled and text-savvy, and their 'mobile' is a very personal item for them - it's a way of connecting with the world," she says. "When an individual responds to an advertisement by texting, they are 'opting in' emotionally to learn more about your company and the opportunity you are describing. They want more information, and that's what advertising is all about."

About NAS Recruitment Communications
NAS Recruitment Communications is a recognized leader in the specialized field of human resource communications. Within our 38-office network, we combine best-of-class service delivery with global, national and local market expertise. Our client partners experience a distinct competitive advantage through the utilization of the NAS Demand Chain, a proprietary process map designed to deliver customized talent management solutions and maximize recruitment strategy ROI.

About qtags, llc
Qtags llc provides Mobility marketing solutions to advertisers throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Qtags keywords are used to make advertisements easier to remember, to build extremely targeted permission-based groups, to deliver rewards like promotions and coupons, to allow a consumer to order and view rich media content on the mobile phone and on digital displays, to connect to qtags-hosted dot-mobi sites, and to create interactivity with an audience via voting, trivia and feedback text programs. Formed in 2005, qtags' clients include Accenture, NAS Recruitment Communications, Fidelity Investments, Toyota, Scion, Verizon Wireless, Arena-Media Networks, American Express, Shell, Microsoft, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Wyndham Hotels, XtraMedium Communications and Jack Nadel International.

Here's an interesting new blog that showcases different types of online advertising from the recruiting & job search web sites. online advertising archive - Recruiting and job search

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We launched our new Jobster Application on Facebook today. You can check it out for yourself at http://apps.facebook.com/jobster. You can also read the official press release here. Employer can learn here about how they can join the 230 employers who...

With summer coming to a close and the holiday season not far around the corner, seasonal hiring is on the rise. Heather Mayfield, vice president...

A lot of money just changed hands for a web site directory. I dont know anyone who uses business.com. Do you?

Business.com has closed another chapter in its long journey from a $7.5 million million domain name bought on a hope and a prayer, selling to RH Donnelley for $350 million (WSJ reporting up to $360 million). RH Donnelley beat out Dow Jones and the New York Times during the bidding. The site had been on the chopping block since late June and drew a lot of attention for outlandish valuations that turned out to be closer to the truth. Continued at TechCrunch

Find a job that doesn't stink. Check out the new Jobster Application on Facebook....

On a clear, warm evening in New York City, Indeed.com, the popular job search engine threw a party for some of its clients. Held in a rooftop bar overlooking the NY skyline, about 70 or so industry professionals showed up to dish the dirt about online job hunting.

Indeed's come a long way. They are now the 6th most popular job site according to Nielsen/NetRatings. The Indeed team tells me that unique monthly visitors is up to about 3 million. Last year at this time they were at about 1 million uniques. Not bad. I got a chance to meet many of Indeed's team including co-Founder Rony Kahan. Rony is the CTO and runs the development team down in Austin. Indeed seems to have assembled a crack staff to take on the industry. But they're not done yet. They are hiring too.

Enjoy the pics....the sign.

Chris Campbell of Indeed and Walter Kvinge, TMP

Steve Marsden, Ethan Bloomfield of Jobtarget. Jason Neubauer, formerly of CTjobs.

Hotjobs' Matt Martone

Group shots.

The excitement is building here at Jobster as we count down the hours until we launch our all new snazzier, sexier, smarter, bigger, bolder, and hopefully even more successful Jobster on Facebook application. We're currently set to launch it late...

A Job Search and Recruiting Blog highlighting what candidates and companies do wrong (and occasionally do right) with recruiting, interviewing and hiring! Written by Troy Bettinger SPHR. Troy is a Recruiter, Public Speaker and Senior Professional in Human Resources with over 15 years of experience in corporate environments. Read NotJobs.

Checkout Austin jobs at itzbig.

Since we're on a roll with announcements this month, let's talk about the new Jobster Affiliate Program which is officially launching on August 1, 2007. By joining our affiliate program, you will get access to highly relevant Jobster content and...

HRshopper blog is a meeting place for human resource professionals, consultants, and educators to exchange ideas, opinions, best practices and suggestions for improving the HR function.

Here's what's been goin' on in this week's working news... Drug use... at work? Cabbies at risk of nodding off Cheney for President? Lindsay Lohan...

We just launched a whole new way for employers to promote their brands to targeted audiences. Jobster's new Targeted Employer Brand Advertising service (beta) enables employers to target their brand to users based on specific search keywords and/or geographical areas....

OnRec - 18/19 September 2007 – San Francisco, The Golden Gateway Hotel

Save $100 Use Booking code LLJ26. Final cost $just $795 for two days of great online recruiting content!

The Online Recruitment Conference and Expo 2007 is set to build on the success of last year’s event to deliver a jam packed program of top class speakers. Whether you are new to online recruitment and looking to further your understanding of the industry, or whether you are a seasoned practitioner you will find answers to your questions and solutions to your problems at this event, which is the only event dedicated specifically to online recruitment in the US.

Some highlights of the conference program here

http://www.onrec.com/conferences/180907/speakers.html

Speakers include:Joan Ehrlich, District Director, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Joan will be speaking about what to do if you are served with a charge of discrimination by the EEOC?

Paul Forster, CEO, Indeed.com will be sharing his knowledge on How to use Search Engines for Recruitment

Joel Cheesman, president of HRSEO will give us an update on the last 12 months from the World of Search Engine Optimization

Peter Weddle, CEO, WEDDLES will be talking about Talent Management: A Contribution from Online Recruitment

Gerry Crispin, Chief Navigator, CareerXroads will be talking about Competing for Quality Hires Worldwide: It’s

All About the Candidate’s Decision To book your place visit http://www.onrec.com/conferences/180907/attendees.html

The Expo is a unique one stop shop to fulfill all your online recruitment requirements. Unlike other recruitment events, you won’t have to trawl the halls to find the few companies specifically targeting online recruitment – for all of our exhibitors, this is their core business! Exhibitors include suppliers of online recruitment technology, consultancy services, training services, service providers, hosting services, web designers and more. Among others, Monster.com, Arbita.net, Vetjobs, Trovix, SHL, Bond Starseacher, SmartPost, VISANOW, TheLadders.com, Yahoo! Hotjobs, Naturejobs, Interview Studio, TalentHire, TalentHook, Shaker, SimplyHired, RPOA, SkillSurvey, Jobster, SimplyHired, eGrabber, LinkedIn and Vault Inc will be there ready to answer your questions and discuss the latest technology.

The Expo - www.onrec.com/expo2007