We're excited to say that TalentBar is changing and maybe growing up! We are keeping the network up and running before the official launch mostly for fun (ever wonder what building a social network looks like?) So have a look around, but know that it's going to be a lot different and more robust when it's done. So far, it's buggy, it's broken, but it's already a heck of a lot prettier.

We've always focused on building a great network for professionals within the recruiting and HR careers… Continue

Just a quick note to say that we've (re) created a specialized job board for recruiting and HR jobs. Recruiting Jobs is associated with RecruitingBlogs and carries Recruiter and HR positions only. You can search a large network of jobs, upload your resume, and apply for positions directly. Employers that are looking to fill HR and Recruiting positions can post jobs and search resumes. Posted jobs are indexed and distributed across the… Continue

I would like to share a few recent articles with you from TalentBar that both involve social media.

Jason Blais writes his thoughts about Social Networking (versus Professional Networking.)

Suzanne Travers writes about how who you follow on Twitter might matter.

Also, be sure to visit www.splits.org again. We just made a bunch of tec… Continue

Google just debuted a new service that lets users create profiles of themselves on the Internet, very much like popular social media sites. It's way too late for me to talk about how to use it, its implications, etc... but try it out if you like.

And it's going to be a great way to recruit. Here's a search engine for Google profiles, just type in keywords. You can also access the same s… Continue

We just made a big improvement yesterday to our recruiter splits engine. It now provides a real Twitter login so that it's more like a regular Twitter update. Check it out!

Splits.org is an easy way to announce to other recruiters (and to the world) that you have a candidate, that you would like to split requirements with other recruiters, or that you have a particular job order that you want to split. It's pretty much just… Continue