Internet jobs site CareerBuilder.com is teaming up with Facebook to help clients run job recruiting campaigns within the online social network, the two companies said on Monday. Specialized recruiting ads will promote CareerBuilder and employers' sections within Facebook, with the aim of attracting potential hires who may be hard to reach via traditional methods like newspaper help-wanted ads. view article »

HireAbility has put its Recruiter Network memberships on sale through the end of June. The Professional and Executive memberships run through the end of 2008. view article »

Geoff Peterson, managing principal of General Lead and editor of StaffBytes is providing a free LinkedIn Checklist of 55 tips, tricks and strategies for networking on LinkedIn. This checklist offers several ways to build your LinkedIn network, gain exposure on LinkedIn, utilize your LinkedIn network in and out of LinkedIn, connect with the right LinkedIn members, utilize search engines and tools to extend your LinkedIn network and more. view article »

Reuters is reporting that LinkedIn has added some 13 million new members since the first of the year and is growing at the rate of almost one new member a second.

Other professional networks are also growing, Reuters says, the beneficiaries of a global recession that is pushing ever more workers to join sites that may help them find new jobs.

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Sporting News reports on the efforts of college athletic departments to prepare their players for a career other than professional football. Career Athletes is cited for its career seminars, networking and job matching. view article »

Talent Technology Corporation, provider of award-winning Resume Mirror and HireDesk software, announced its new TechConnect program for HR software technology professionals.

TechConnect is a forum created and moderated by Talent Technology Corporation that brings together people passionate about delivering software products and solutions to the HR and recruiting industry.

 

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