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New Age Networking: The Power of Social Networks
Bob Weinstein is a journalist who covers technology, project management, the workplace and career development.
If you want to find out about hiring trends and how HR decision-makers are finding candidates, plug into the HR websites.
Thanks to a strong and consistent job market, a talent war quietly rages to find top candidates. Predictably, IT talent is dead smack in the crosshairs of most headhunters’ scopes. High on the list are CIOs, CTOs, senior project managers, developers, business analysts and database and networking specialists.
The HR guys are always looking for new and unusual ways to find talent. They may have found one in social networks, which have catapulted in popularity over the last few years. They’re still using headhunters, job boards, job websites and blogs. But the social networks offer a new, growing and diverse talent universe. New ones are popping up every year, particularly networks targeted at attracting members interested in developing contacts in niche fields.
The obvious message is that if you haven’t been paying attention to social networks, start now. And if you’re part of one, get more involved--and consider participating in others. Keep in mind that smart recruiters hot on the heels of passive job seekers (employed and not actively searching for a job) are weaving extensive social networking webs.
A recently posted story on HR site ERE Daily, “The Rise of the Social Networks: New …
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