Yo, Bloggers!

In the coming weeks I am going to be changing the format of this column a bit. After close to three years That was the week that was... may be in need of a re-think.

The original purpose of this humble digest has been eclipsed by a lot of changes since I started. They include a difficult landscape for a serious reader to navigate -- what with diarrheal levels of tweeting, rabid cross-posting, and too few really good writers to look forward to -- and a near-zero SEO lift which was one of the original goals.

For the casual observer all that might seem disingenuous with as many links as I produce each week. To be clear, just because I consider what I link to noteworthy doesn't mean that I think it is "good content" -- and then again, who I am to judge? -- or that I agree with what is being said, or that I particularly care for who is saying it. I did read it though, took notes. Surely that counts for something given the haystack, no?

What's missing from this column is my commentary, at least on the "non-archival" links, that's what I've been thinking. So, part of changing things up will my include a few "considered" and sometimes "irreverent" remarks. That way you'll know why I'm including a link and what I really think. Who knows, you may feel compelled to leave a comment or two yourselves.

In the meantime, this is that was the week that was...

Monday...

Above the Fold

• RecruitingBlogs.com Acquires PunkRockHR.com by Slouch
• Hiring and Recruiting is on the Comeback: Contract and Hourly Recru... by Jonathan Chenard
• Top 7 Mistakes that "Star" Recruiters do & "Good" recruiters dont by Kiran Gali
• Six bottom-line best practices in recruiting by Kathleen Quinn Votaw

John Sumser's 100 Top Influencers

• Top 100 v1.36 Joe and Cecelia Gonzalez

Mendoza's Monday Member Showcase

• Meet Doug Kerken, RecruitingBlogs Activist - "The Tropical Feeling ... [Better late than never!]

Rayanne's Bonus Track

• The Big Picture

Monday's Post Pickin'

• Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by Maren Hogan
• Join the Internal Enterprise Conversation, Already in Progress by Mark Bennett
• Prospective Employees Be Warned: Some Employers Search by Richard Becker
• Can job boards truly be ‘Web 2.0? by Jeff Dickey-Chasins
• Two Things That Bond Rush Limbaugh, The Dixie Chicks and Your Emplo... by Kris Dunn
• The Bots Revenge by Bill Boorman

Tuesday...

Above the Fold

• Are you a Gold Recruiter? by Charles Van Heerden
• What George Orwell was trying to tell us by Mark A. Leon

John Sumser's 100 Top Influencers

• Top 100 Influencers v1.35 Libby Sartain

Rayanne's Bonus Track

• Now, Is that Appropriate Language?

Amitai Givertz's Recruitomatic Blog

• Recruiting.com: From the ashes of disaster…

Tuesday's Post Pickin'

• Expert Telephone Techniques by Craig Silverman
• Employees fired for legally prescribed drugs by Sam Narisi
• The Mantra of HR: A Great Defense is the Best Offense? by Lance Haun
• Dear Entry-Level Medical Sales Candidate by Peggy McKee
• Feelings of inadequacy fuel bullying by Brian Amble
• The end of magic lacking in the HR marketplace by Kevin Grossman
• 5 Ways to Ruin Your Career on LinkedIn by Andy Headworth

Wednesday...

Above the Fold

• Top 100 Influencers: A nice new site for the industry's centurions via Maren
• How To Overcome The Need For Closure by Pedro S. Silva II

Claudia's Wednesday Wisdom

• When Candidate Experience is Customer Experience by Claudia Faust

John Sumser's 100 Top Influencers

• Top 100 Allan Schweyer

Rayanne's Bonus Track

• I Climbed a Hill

Wednesday's Post Pickin'

• Good management is not about being fair by Meg Bear
• Now Source Candidates Anywhere, Boolean Not Required by John Zappe
• Tom Friedman Gets Talentism by Jeff Hunter
• The Hotter Headhunter - Heidrick & Struggles by The Blunter Headhunter

Thursday...

Above the Fold

• Employer Branding. How important is it to job seekers? by Laura Vezer
• The Mechanic in a Suit: Harbinger of a Buyer’s Market by Gary Kustis, Ph.D.
• Who’s Talking About You & Your Recruitment Agency Online? Find ... by Kohlben Vodden

Thursday's Thrasher with Scott Gordon

• Don't forget what your real job is by Scott Gordon

Rayanne's Bonus Track

• I will Beat that Hill

Thursday's Post Pickin'

• Exploring the "Cost of Vacancy" Metric by Jeremy Shapiro
• Is Corporate Recruiting Broken? Career & HR Experts Debate moderated by Moderator: Liz Ryan
• The Fine Line Between Follow Up and Harassment by Jeffrey Burkhardt
• Hiring Manager Profiles and Why Recruiters Dread Working in Corpora... by Michael Glenn
• Wanted: All-Star Forklift Driver. Only 700+ Credit Scores Need Appl... by Josh Letourneau

Friday...

Above the Fold

• My Future in Recruiting by Jerry Albright
• Duplication of Effort by Suzanne M King
• You can be Heroes by Dan Nuroo
• Resume Review - Getting Through the Stack Fast by Lesa Caskey

John Sumser's 100 Top Influencers

• Wes Wu v1.37 The Technologist

Rayanne's Bonus Track

• Failing to Burn

Friday's Post Pickin'

• Hal Gregersen: How can HR drive innovation? by Jon Ingham
• What Do Researchers Do – Part IV by Amybeth Hale
• Employment Branding, a Strategic Initiative? on Recruiting Trends
• Finding the right place for semantic search by Donato Diorio
• Counteroffers - Handle them BEFORE they happen! by Jerry Albright

Amitai Givertz's Recruitomatic Blog

• Today is a Good Day to Die