Last night was the debut of #TalentNet on twitter.  It was an active one, making it one of the top trending topics on twitter, along with American Idol and Swine Flu.

What is is? #TalentNet is a hashtag event for recruiters that takes place the last Wednesday of each month at 9pm Eastern. Hosted through tweetchat, it provides a central home for recruiting professionals from various networks to engage, network & share resources through Twitter.  The conversation was engaging, and when it was over many left with great comments.  I expect the turnout to double or triple next month.

A couple of highlights referenced included tweets commenting on how odd it is that in an industry that is intensely personal, many do not understand concept of being social, how the industry continues to create unnecessary hype and tools to attract the masses vs. a find them and recruit model (i.e. mobile), to late night snacks.

For all the details, transcripts, and information you can join the #TalentNet group on facebook created by @susankangnam and @fishdogs.

• January 11, 2010 -- 25 Most Influential Recruiters on Twitter
• May 2, 2009 -- Social Media and Social Recruiting: The Candidate’s Voice
• August 25, 2008 -- How I Used Twitter to Get Meetings with 3 CEOs and a VP of Recruiting in 2 Weeks
• August 25, 2008 -- The Party on the Interwebs
• August 7, 2008 -- Recruiting Blog: BuzzLinks 08-07-08 CollegeRecruiter.com, LinkedIn, & Assessments

8 Responses to “Have you heard?… It’s on #TalentNet”

1. Retired Recruiter Says:
   April 30th, 2009 at 10:36 am

   Although I did not see it, it sounds like it could be a fantastic resource for networking for professionals in the recruitment field.

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   Jason reply on May 4th, 2009 5:47 pm:

   Thanks Dave, I think there is a lot of benefit and potential long term with it.

   Jason

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   May 1st, 2009 at 7:52 pm

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3. Susan @pinkolivefamily Says:
   May 3rd, 2009 at 2:09 pm

   Thanks Jason for this post. Craig and I had a blast organizing #TalentNet ~ look forward to seeing more action on May 27th ~ stay tuned!
   Susan
   @pinkolivefamily
   for #talentnet @susankangnam

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   Jason reply on May 4th, 2009 5:47 pm:

   Thanks Susan, it was a great event!

   Jason

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4. Paul Castain Says:
   May 4th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

   Fantastic resource!

   Thank you so much!

   Paul Castain

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5. Cade Krueger Says:
   May 8th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

   Great idea, lets get out of our shells and like you said, attract the masses. There are good things happening on social networks linked with HR, talent sourcing, and so forth

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