Recruiting Blogosphere Coming Out Of Itís Shell

The ìrecruiting blogosphereî, a community of blogs written by recruiters and human resources professionals, is becoming a powerful medium through which to recruit, vent and rave about the world of job hunting and staffing. There are now over 200 recruiting professionals who blog about the subject, according to RecruitingFly.com.

ìMore and more recruiters and career professionals are realizing the power of bloggingî, says Chris Russell the founder of RecruitingFly.com, a recruiting blog directory and vertical search engine. ìNot only does it build their own personal brand but it delivers traffic to their web site, brings in new business and keeps them grounded in the fast-paced world of workî, adds Russell.

Interesting new blogs include Evil HR Lady, HR Thoughts and Generations@Work. You can find an alphabetical list of all recruiting blogs on the recruitingfly.com homepage.

Many bloggers have reported a variety of benefits associated with starting their blog. Joel Cheesman, who writes the popular recruitment blog Cheezhead, recently just snagged a deal with the employment web site JobCentral to become the primary sponsor on his site. The cost: $100,000 for 2 years. For that, JobCentral gets their name on just about everything he does.

Speculation is buzzing in the ërecruit-o-sphereí that more sponsored deals like this are on the way. ìA lot of bloggers see dollar signs in the futureî, says Russell.

RecruitingFly is also among the sites signing deals. Two recruiting vendors, WorkGiant and StaffITnow recently became sponsors. Companies of all kind are now recognizing that these kind of niche sites offer tremendous exposure and business development opportunities.