Tweet-Savvy Recruiters Needed

As the Wall Street Journal reports, getting a job is increasingly requiring expertise in emerging trends. Knowledge of Web 2.0—including social media and search engine marketing—stands out as a skill in demand for many different types of jobs.

This doesn't just mean that our recruiters are seeking Web 2.0 expertise among applicants; recruiters need Web 2.0 skills themselves. As we embark here at the Roundtable on our 2010 initiative on improving recruiter capabilities, we hear time and again from Recruiting executives that strategic online sourcing is near the top of the list of recruiter skill gaps today.

Social media is edging out traditional Recruiting priorities for 2010, and teams need recruiters who can execute to the fullest. How should recruiters step up their game in the social media space? We're working on that—stay tuned.