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JobRadio.fm is a public service project that myself and Peter Clayton (Total Picture radio) launched in October of last year. The ideas is to aggregate career advice podcasts into an internet stream that plays continuously 24x7.

The goal of the station is to help make people b… Continue

Having trouble filling solar jobs? Here’s a look at where to post them.

There are dozens if not hundreds of so-called green job boards popping up online these days. Every blogger and his mother seems to have one attached to their site touting it as the place to post your “eco friendly” postings. The problem is these green sites are not targeted enough.

A ‘green job’ is a relative term and many types of jobs can be green. So if you have a… Continue

There are dozens if not hundreds of green job boards filling the spaces in the online recruitment landscape. Every blogger and his mother seems to have one attached to their site touting it as the place to post your eco friendly postings. The problem is these green sites are not focused enough.

A ‘green job’ is a relative term and many types of jobs can be green. So if yo… Continue

After reading Chris Brogan’s article Twelve Ways to Sell Social Media to Your Boss, we decided it was time to write our own reasons why your company should be podcasting their jobs. Some of them may parallel his, but hey, its all good…!

Here goes;

1. Every college kid has an ipod. Imagine them walking to class and listening to your jobcast.

2. The next generation workfor… Continue

Ah, social media. Its pulling at the fabric of recruiters at this very moment. But how to use it? Where to start?

Perhaps this graphic of the main tools of social recruiting might be of help. I like to think of these sites/technologies as an extension of your company career site. You should be using these online destinations as places to attract and engage your audience (i.e. prospective candidates).

Your only investment is some pocket change a… Continue