Clearancejobs.com (a Dice company) has announced a new social recruiting initiative - The Cleared Network - where job seekers can connect directly with recruiters. It's a combination of a job board, with specialized job listings, and a social networking site where company recruiters and job hunters can connect.
The Cleared Network offers the opportunity for employers to promote their corporate and personal brands with company and individual recruiter profiles. These profiles can include company news, videos, photos, hiring needs, event calendars, and more.
Job seekers can also create profiles, which can include links to their social networking profiles, including LinkedIn, Facebook. YouTube, Twitter, and blogs.
Recruiters and job seekers can connect via a message center, real time chat, an instant message tool, and email. For recruiters, it's a way to find and connect, immediately, with qualified candidates. For job seekers, it's a way to avoid the resume black hole, where you resume disappears into who knows where, and get noticed by an actual recruiter.
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