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Blogging4Jobs Listed as a Top 100 Social Media Site by PR Giant, Cision

Blogging4Jobs Recognized as a Leading Social Media Resource by Cision

I’m so excited that I’m over the moon. Cision, one of the leading public relations distribution tools and resources has listed Blogging4Jobs as a Top 100 Social Media Resource in their 2013 list. You can view the list in it’s entirety by clicking here. I’m over the moon that our site here with 24 different writers is being […]

How Corporate Recruiters Get Made, Paid & Bonus in the Industry

Exploring Bonus Structures for Corporate Recruiters

*This post has been updated as of January 2017 and provides insights and trends into recent recruiting compensation and bonus trends.  This blog affords me the opportunity to share my insights, experiences and lessons having worked in HR and recruiting. The value I really get is through helping others and serving as a platform for […]

Women-Owned Businesses Are Second Only to Publicly-Traded Firms in Job Creation

Women-Owned Businesses Lead in Job Creation

Businesses Owned by Women of Color Skyrocket in Number and Economic Stature The Third Annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, Commissioned by American Express OPEN, Examines U.S. Census Data to Update and Expand on 2011 and 2012 Studies NEW YORK– Women-owned businesses trail only publicly-traded firms in U.S. job creation since 2007, according to the […]

Does Social Media Use Predict Job Success?

Job Success Prediction on Social Media

I’ve been speaking more often to college students about the importance of actively managing their online identities–including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. I’ve gotten great feedback from Blogging4Jobs readers about how to successfully keep the students’ attention–including focusing on how employers are using social media to screen candidates. Most of the reasons recruiters cite for using […]

Why You Want to Hire SWANs

The Secret to Making Great Hires: Hiring SWANs

Before working at GEICO, I was employed by a Bethesda, Maryland-based association that served the finance profession. While there, I wore several hats: compensation analyst, employee relations, HR training and recruiter. Of all the aspects that I was responsible for, I loved recruiting best! The association was made up of a lean team of 60 […]

Big Announcement: Waves of Change at Blogging4Jobs

Driving Change in the Human Capital Industry

I’d be lying if I say that this blog post has been easy to write. I’ve been putting it off for weeks and months because sometimes something becomes a part of you so much that you can’t let go. That’s how I feel about Blogging4Jobs. In 2007, I started this blog as a way to […]