I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and was able to spend quality time with family and friends because it is time to get back to work.

We are in the midst of a transition period in recruiting and recruitment advertising. Newspaper advertising once dominated how people searched for a job. Then the big job boards supplanted newspapers as the destination of choice for job-seekers looking for new opportunities. Things are changing again.

The way job-seekers are searching for career opportunities is shifting dramatically. They are using Google, social networking sites, and job search engines to seek out employers of choice. This is a good thing. HR professionals and recruiters MUST adapt. 2011 is marching along. Have you met your recruitment goals yet? Can you afford to do the same thing you did one or two years ago? I don't think so...

Every day we are all inundated with articles about new job boards, recruitment widgets, trends in the industry, and what is going to be the Next Big Thing in recruiting. Below are my picks for the most interesting articles of the week that pertain to the human capital industry.

The Business of Facebook http://tinyurl.com/4g9guzf via @fastcompany

Sorry, not an article from this week, but thought the statistics were worth re-posting. Can you really ignore these numbers and the potential that Facebook presents in terms of recruitment and recruitment marketing?

SHRM: Employers use social media to find candidates | Social Barrel http://bit.ly/eVPk87

Have you or has your organization started using social media sites like Facebook or LinkedIn to find and attract candidates?  Don't get left behind.

Just When You Thought You Were Cool, Augmented Reality Bytes HR - ERE.net http://bit.ly/ggdnnQ

Is this the Next Big Thing (NBT) in recruiting and recruitment marketing?

Tech jobs boom like it's 1999 - USATODAY.com http://usat.ly/i1xcQT

Technology is the tip of the spear for continued job growth.

.Jobs Manager Gets Extension in Contract Breach Case; Poised to Seek To Change the .Jobs Charter - ERE.net http://bit.ly/fcKjsm

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...

If you agree or disagree with any of my comments, please let me know. If I missed any great articles, please send them along. Feel free to email me. You can reach me here: scott.ryan@hireclix.com