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Social Networking sites a blessing for Recruitments!!

Social Networking Sites… You might have heard about it day in and day out. Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, LinkedIn (There is a lot of debate going on about it being a professionals networking or Social Networking site). The reason for getting into this topic was to understand from the end users about its impact on the Recruitment process. (Today’s)

The question that I always wanted to know from the Recruitment Guru’s out there was “Impact o

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Added by Kunjal Kamdar on April 30, 2010 at 3:44am — No Comments

Google Buzz – What? How? Why?

It’s been 2 days since the launch of Google’s very own Social Networking Site. Some call it a killer of Facebook, some term it as heartbreak for Twitter. Well, its up to you to decide what u like it to be.

There have been numer

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Added by Kunjal Kamdar on February 17, 2010 at 7:19am — No Comments

Describe yourself in 160 characters!!!! Piece of cake?

Just to give a background about this post before I go on explaining, Twitter does have a small section (very small) where you can write about yourself in 160 characters, yes 160 characters.

It’s called One Line Bio

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Added by Kunjal Kamdar on February 17, 2010 at 7:18am — No Comments

Why do we comment on Blogs!!!

This morning I was going through this post, an Amazing post by Robert Bravery – http://is.gd/7cx5x Robert had asked a question, why we comment on Blogs!! It seems an easy question, with may be simple, yet complex answers. But it’s a very important question. Why? Well, this is my version of the answer. As far as I am concerned, I comment on blogs on topics of my interest. That includes anything written about Twitter, Facebook and majorly about So… Continue

Added by Kunjal Kamdar on January 29, 2010 at 4:11am — No Comments

Is LinkedIn moving from a social networking site towards a Job Portal?

Before I move on with the Post, i would just like to take a few minutes to share some info about LinkedIn. Most of them might be aware of it, but it’s always good to unlearn some of the facts about LinkedIn :) LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003 it is mainly used for professional networking. As of October 2009, LinkedIn had more than 50 million registered users, spanning more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. (Wi… Continue

Added by Kunjal Kamdar on January 25, 2010 at 6:11am — No Comments

Effective use of LinkedIn for Job Postings (Its Free!!!!)

“LinkedIn” I guess most of you reading this must be on LinkedIn. Well, As of October 2009, LinkedIn had more than 50 million registered users. Not surprising by the pace it’s growing, it’s the preferred destination for Professionals. The reason for writing this post was to share some of the effective ways for Job Postings on LinkedIn. The other day I cam across a Group of LinkedIn – Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections!, to my surprise, there were more than 96,828 members in that… Continue

Added by Kunjal Kamdar on January 12, 2010 at 4:34am — No Comments

Facebook for Recruiting….you must be kidding…..Right?

I am not kidding…….. Well, it’s a fact; Facebook can be used for recruiting purpose. You must be wondering how? And why do I need Facebook for that. Just to give you an idea, it’s not compulsory for you to use Facebook for this. But before you make up your mind about it, I would like to provide some information on what all things u might miss if you don’t use it (Or try it) Some Stats (http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?… Continue

Added by Kunjal Kamdar on January 12, 2010 at 4:33am — No Comments

Power of Twitter!!!!

Many of you must be already aware of it, and many of you must be also using it. Well, the reason for writing this post is to give a background about twitter (some tips), and also to share some tips to use it (Will it help us? What’s in it for me? How will it help me? Etc) Also through this post wanted to know your views about Twitter, you might also have some things to share, your experiences (good or not so good) about Twitting. This is mainly for sharing the know how of twitter. What is T… Continue

Added by Kunjal Kamdar on January 12, 2010 at 4:32am — No Comments

Microblogging… What’s that?

Well, you might be familiar with Blogs, and, well you might have also made one yourself. Just to add to your vast pool of jargons, we have…..Microblogging Well, its not that new, just 2 yrs ago this Micro (Blog) has arrived. Microblogging is a form of multimedia blogging that allows users to send brief text updates or micromedia such as photos or audio clips and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. Its the shorter version of Blo… Continue

Added by Kunjal Kamdar on January 12, 2010 at 4:28am — No Comments