USA Today.com: Staffing Executives: Send this to your boss
[from itzbigblog.com]

It may seem at once like common sense and counter to your company’s interests, but maximizing communication with job-seekers, developing relationships even with people you aren’t going might not hire, and in general being gracious to prospects are easy tools for business success.

Time: Why Interactive Resumes Are the Future

“Watch this YouTube video, by Michael Wesch, assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University (thanks, Peter Altieri of RecruiTV/62ndView)”

The Asia Pacific Headhunter: Networking Means Helping Others

“It’s interesting to think of the idea of every person becoming his or her own ‘business’ - since people are changing jobs more frequently, people are in a way becoming free agents, or independent contractors. As a business, you need to develop and grow as well as market yourself – and the best way to do that is through growing and working your network.”

Employment Digest: Handy job tips for grown-ups

“Without condoning ageism, we need to admit one uncomfortable truth: older job seekers often make it too easy for companies to reject them. True, job seekers over 40 years old often face discrimination and may confront hurdles getting an interview that younger applicants do not. But before putting the spotlight on others, let’s examine ourselves, the over-40 job seekers.”

Director of Recruiting: New technology alert: Blogging Systems

“For some time, recruiting industry pundits have been suggesting that companies treat their career websites as more than just a job search engine or company overview by providing relevant, timely content about your target audience’s industry….I recently saw a potential evolution of this concept from a company called Blogging Systems.”

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