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 »

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myStaffingPro has enhanced its RSS capabilities to make it possible for candidates to share job alerts with friends, colleagues, and relatives. The applicant can select from over 30 services to share the opening, including: MySpace, Facebook, Reddit, Digg, and Twitter.

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With the economy on the verge of a rebound, Brightmove and many industry analysts predict a game changing shift in the recruitment space.

"Social media offers direct personal interaction for our customers. It allows recruiters to reach out to a target audience with relevant career options. Gone are the days of blind recruitment calls," says CEO David Webb.

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AfterCollege has launched "Answers," a social recruiting tool that taps into employers' existing human capital to bridge relationships between companies and college students. The tool was designed as a recessionary recruiting service to mobilize people within companies to begin a mutually beneficial dialogue with students.

"Answers" allows employees at any company to locate their school on AfterCollege. They are then asked to join their relevant department or group career network and to update their profile with their current employer. With their identity established, employees can begin answering questions posed by students within their career network. College students often have job search questions but limited resources to get those answers. The tool provides a private, user-friendly forum for these queries.

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