Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing. This week we’ll be talking about thinking strategically, social recruiting, culture and branding, using social to screen a candidate, Indeed and the largest recruiting groups on LinkedIn.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

Who does not matter if “Why” is wrong by RJ Morris (@RJ_Morris)

RJ urges recruiters to think creatively and strategically as they are filling positions within their organizations. It shouldn’t just be “get req, fill req” but how you can impact and change your organization for the better.

Is Social Recruiting a symptom – or a solution? by Jeff Dickey Chasins (@JobBoardDoctor)

Interesting look into Social Recruiting and what it truly means to recruiting space. Is it the next big thing or an extension of what recruiters have already been doing?

Your Culture is Your Brand by Tony Hsieh (@Zappos)

Great insights from the CEO of Zappos and how building a Brand is not just about how much money you spend. Zappos has a great culture that is hard to replicate but there are some great thoughts within this article that can give you ideas into how to foster a great culture in your organization.

A Recruiter’s Forbidden Fruit by Shelly Sturmer (@PinstripeTalent) with commentary by William Tincup (@WilliamTincup)

What information in social media should you take into account as you are reviewing a candidate? Shelly and William provide their views on what information is the most valuable and what should be dismissed.

Indeed Slips Past Monster, Now Largest Job Site by Unique Visitors by TechCrunch (@TechCrunch)

Intriguing development as job sites fight over unique job seeking visitors.

10 Largest Recruiting Groups on LinkedIn by Ryan Leary (@RyanLeary)

Great resource to get involved in more recruiting conversations and network on LinkedIn.

Hope you enjoy the list. If you have any articles I should add to the list feel free to add them to the comments or send me an email at chris@smashfly.com or follow us on Twitter @smashfly.

About the Author: Chris is the Marketing Specialist for SmashFly Technologies. SmashFly is the provider of the first recruitment marketing platform that provides companies and staffing firms with job ad distribution, Recruitment CRM, mobile recruiting and the best real time recruitment metrics for all their recruiting efforts online.