Following the Green Brick Road

Back in 1972, my college roommate urged me to come talk to his boss about joining a contingency recruiting firm- and thus was my exposure to being a recruiter which I did for almost five years. Earlier today I attended a meeting of local corporate recruiters, and one of the topics being considered was what recruiters have done to stay relevant. I can remember receiving a job requisition and seeking out a candidate from a competitor who might be interested in looking at a move. Today, for every job that is open corporations are receiving 400-500+ candidates for each opening and the majority of them can do the job. So how do they make their job easier? They are turning to very unconventional sources like social media. A very interesting article on this can be found at http://b.mjob.com and click on free white paper. which looks at the move to mobile recruiting. Other corporations are turning heavily to using Twitter ( Do you know what a Tweet is? If not be sure to find out. How are you using Twitter or the likes in your daily routines in any aspect of human resources? Lets see if we can construct a view of the uses of the new technology in our businesses.
If you need more evidence take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8