Something Actually Useful - Online Recruiting Tools

Diigo

• Online collaborative research and learning tool that allows any group of people to pool their findings through group bookmarks, highlights, sticky notes, and forum. Shared company research, tap into communities of shared interest to get contacts by industry or profession.
  
• Free

Ning

• Limitless customizable social network. Not single sign-on for each group yet but still in development. Recruiter Earth group provides great tools and weekly contact lists by name/industry. Allows you to tap into communities by interest, profession, company, college attended.
  
• Free

Jobtarget

• One place to post your jobs to ANY job board on the Internet, allowing you to compare prices. Find and post to niche boards without setting up accounts, including user groups and associations.
  
• No mark-up on job postings.

My Perfect Gig

• Candidate matching site, takes the requirements in a job req and finds candidates with matching skills. Also includes intelligence and market data on similar openings. Find the number of jobs posted online, including location and the name of the company doing the hiring, as listed on industry job sites. Look at competitive demand and make job posting requirements realistic.
  
• Free?

Employon

• Database of online resumes and job postings by category. See who’s posting jobs and get free resumes emailed daily by your selected criteria.
  
• Fees vary

Alexa

• Web traffic metrics and site demographics, collected through installed toolbars. View which careers websites are getting the most traffic and compare over time.
  
• Free

Skill Survey

• On-demand reference checking technology enables employers to review applicants' professional references using a 360-approach for assessing applicants' past performance. This includes survey templates by role, allowing anonymous entry, with reporting on totals and comments. Get more details than name/dates or positive responses over the phone, to share with the hiring manager and candidate for coaching. Also tap into references as passive candidates or networking opportunities
• $50-$80 per check