by @jjbuss.

It’s hard to believe it has been almost 2 years since my first tweet.  Since then I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people inside and outside of my industry and profession, and publish a few blog posts on the topic.  A few examples include:

• Using Twitter to Recruit, Find a Job, or Network
• Using Twitter to Network and Find a Job
• Recruiting, Social Media, and Friends. Twitter Rocks!

Looking back the growth of twitter has been astounding.  In April of 2009, there were 1.5 billion tweets.  9 months later (as I write this) there are 7.6 billion tweets and counting.

Last February (2009) there were 900 profiles with the word “recruiter”.  Fast forward 2 months to April and it grew to 3,900.  Today there are 10,372!  There are also over 15,000 social media “experts” in case you hadn’t heard…

So with over 10,000 people with the word recruiter in their profile, who should you follow?

I would start with the 25 most influential recruiters on twitter, according to wefollow.  They include:

1. Shally Steckerl - @shally
2. Irina Shamaeva - @braingain
3. Glen Cathey - @BooleanBlackBlt
4. AIRS - @AIRSTraining
5. Steven Rothberg - @StevenRothberg
6. Jennifer McClure - @CincyRecruiter
7. Jerry Albright - @Jerry_Albright
8. Geoff Peterson - @GeoffPeterson
9. Stephanie Lloyd - @StephanieALloyd
10. Paul DeBettignies - @MNHeadhunter
11. Craig Fisher - @Fishdogs
12. Michael Long - @theredrecruiter
13. Ryan Leary - @ryanleary
14. Jim Durbin - @smheadhunter
15. Shannon Myers - @slcmyers
16. Sarah Peacey - @RecruitingTruth
17. Nikki G - @Recruitnik
18. Todd Kmiec - @toddkmiec
19. Dawn Mular - @DMular
20. Jeff Lipschultz - @JLipschultz
21. Rick Deare - @RickDeare
22. Peggy McKee - @salesrecruiter
23. Bruce - @RecruiterBruce
24. David Graziano - @DavidGraziano
25. Darryl Dioso - @DarrylRMSG

Sure, one could argue the other 9,000 recruiters haven’t registered their profile on wefollow (that’s their fault) or have chosen a different tag than recruiter.  Either way, you’ll be in great company with these 25 tweeps.

• May 2, 2009 -- Social Media and Social Recruiting: The Candidate’s Voice
• April 30, 2009 -- Have you heard?… It’s on #TalentNet
• 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
• July 27, 2008 -- Recruiting, Social Media, and Friends. Twitter Rocks!

13 Responses to “25 Most Influential Recruiters on Twitter”

1. Steven Rothberg CollegeRecruiter.com Says:
   January 11th, 2010 at 3:04 pm

   It is an honor to be included with so many great recruiters and other human resource professionals.

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2. GLHoffman Says:
   January 11th, 2010 at 5:02 pm

   Thanks Jason, for this list. Congrats to friends Steven Rothberg and Paul DeBettigenes and Stephanie Lloyd…well deserved!!
   Other interesting folks to follow would be @NickCorcodilos, of AskTheHeadhunter fame, @TobyDayton, the CEO of LINKUP, the job search engine.
   Again, Jason….we would love to buy you coffee…esp since we are in MN with you.

   GL HOFFMAN

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3. Lea Lashley Says:
   January 11th, 2010 at 7:32 pm

   Congratulations to Nikki Gordon @recruitnik for being included in this fantastic list of influential recruiters and HR people. In this incredibly down economy and pitiful job market, this is truly an accomplishment in which you should be proud. Great work and thanks for all the insight! ~ @LeaLashley (Dallas Food and Dallas Day Trips)

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4. Recruitnik Says:
   January 12th, 2010 at 1:17 am

   it is an honor to be included on this list. Thanks Lea

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5. Kristian Stevens Says:
   January 12th, 2010 at 5:53 pm

   Love the list. Great Tweeps to follow. I have learned.

   Kristian Stevens
   @SeeKrisRun

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6. Irina Shamaeva Says:
   January 13th, 2010 at 6:12 pm

   Jason,

   Nice list, thanks! I am honored to be #2.

   I just copied this list to TweepML.You can follow all of the 25 Most Influential Recruiters on Twitter here: http://bit.ly/5Bp6oa

   Irina

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7. Audrey Chernoff Says:
   January 14th, 2010 at 10:06 pm

   I would have liked to have been included. If you click on the other tab (the one with the most followers) I believe that I am number 8 and number 26 on that list. @audreychernoff and @hcrgroup

   Thanks.

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8. Social Media and Recruiting – Beyond the Hype Says:
   January 18th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

   [...] not been blinded by #socialrecruiting. I’ve been using social media for a little while now (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and blogging), purposefully remaining calm and collected on the subject [...]

9. Carlos Gil Says:
   January 27th, 2010 at 11:33 pm

   Although I did not make the list for this year please be sure to link up with my at http://twitter.com/carlosgil83

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10. Donna Brewington White Says:
    February 19th, 2010 at 4:07 am

    No surprises on this list — a great group. There are some that I am surprised NOT to see here but I guess the list must cut off at some point. I am not referring to myself since I keep the recruiter side quiet on Twitter to appeal more to my target market. But in the meantime, it’s great to have so many competent, generous people to learn from here. Thanks!

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