Why do we need an Outplacment Alternative

Posted at October 7, 2009

I had a conversation today with someone who i would consider one of the leading innovators in the recruiting industry. He told me about an article where someone had found a job through a newspaper ad, and wondered aloud if it was a joke.

This gets me to think. Ten years ago. You could get a job from a newspaper ad, five years ago you could land a job from a job board. So does this mean in five years Monster will be a Joke?

The recruiting industry is an ever evolving ever changing medium. But here is one thing that will never change. It is all based on networking. As a recruiter i found jobs for people if the resume that was in front of me, matched the job i was recruiting for. Whether i found people through Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, a yahoo usergroup, a local networking group, the job boards, or the company database. I utilized all of the great technology to digitally network.

The question of the day is this. Can you be found?