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Recruiting Controversey: Job Boards v. Social Media

Source: Punk Rock Human Resources

Jun 03, 2009

Summary

I stumbled upon a controversey in the recruiting world. I’m wondering what you think about it.

In one corner, you have Peter Weddle who wrote a book about job boards and says that new forms of social media — such as LinkedIn and Twitter — are a scam and won’t help you find a job.

In the other corner, you have recruiters like MN Headhunter and STLRecruiting who feel that Weddle doesn’t get it. Social media is today’s version of the job board, and furthermore, it’s the networking behind the technology that lands you a job.

What do you think? How do you currently identify talented people? How will you hire candidates in the future? Is the use of social media in recruiting a scam?