So there's a bit of a fuss online with recruiters that took offense to Peter Weddle's recent article that social media within the realm of recruiting is just a scam. Some said he was wrong and others outright demanded an apology . I'm a fan of Weddle and have been for some time - so I'm just going to throw out something to think about and see how things pan out.

I'll keep it simple - social networks for recruiting are rapidly becoming a staple. And if you're a recruiter that's using them effectively you will no doubt have your favorites. For this RecruiterGuy I'm finding that Twitter and LinkedIn continue to be powerhouses with Facebook and various niche communities not far behind. Of course this wasn't the case a few years ago. But wait... that means things are changing, right?

Quit frankly, the recruiting and staffing industry is evolving and at only a slightly slower pace than we see the technology driving the evolution of online communities and rapid fire communication channels. Think about it... 5 years ago you wouldn't have found many companies with corporate "pages" on Facebook. You wouldn't have found career portals with social media buttons throughout. You wouldn't have found over 1,000 recruiters on an "instant messaging" micro-blog platform.
You also wouldn't have found me - telling you - that it works when done right.

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