140 Blogs on HR and Recruiting #truManchester #ConnectingHR

I recently commented on a blog post on XpertHR from Michael Carty about UK HR Bloggers. My comment related to:

1: What constitutes an HR blog
2: The lack of HR Practitioners blogging (I don’t know more than 10 globally)
3: Why that might be.

It provoked quite a discussion. I’m all in favour of consultants (I’m one), vendors, event organisers etc etc blogging. They quite often have an area of expertise that supersedes practitioners. That’s why they get paid for what they do.
Most people with something to sell, blog. I think that is quite right, and the best way to share their expertise and show case their talents. for many, it’s how they get their business.
Provided you don’t write a brochure and you’re not afraid to state a view, you will attract a following who will spread your message as well as a few customers along the way.
By my definition, these are corporate blog and represent about 95% of the blogs out there. Perhaps this comes from a willingness to invest time, research and money, as well as the discipline to blog in order to get a return. I’ve reached a decision that a corporate blog should not be a term of endearment, as most of the blogs I read are in one way or another corporate. A corporate blog rarely means an advert, unless there is a PR company behind it.

The call to action was to list the HR or HR related blogs that you read in order to build a list. i could think of 30 or so off the top of my head, but to make the list accurate I went back over the blogs I have either bookmarked or liked over the last month. The list totals 140 and I’ve listed them all below. I have not included any from outside of HR or Recruiting, or the list would be twice as long.

The thing that I picked up from the list is:

1: All the blogs came to me via social-media. Principaly Twitter but also networked blogs on Facebook and Linked In. i have been tracking this for another post. 45% were referrals from others and 55% direct links. This shows the importance of being active in social in order to spread your message. I’m a grazer rather than a subscriber, and come to most material on impulse clicks. I only follow25 blogs by subscription.

2: What entices me to click a link is either a blogger I know or the title in the link. Think of this when deciding on your title, would you click on it?

3: I have met 92 of the bloggers in person at least once and talked to another 30 on the phone. relationship with audience is key in blogging.

4: I have recommended these blogs at least twice to others. Engage and encourage those who share your links. For me, that means asking for comments and feedback via twitter or Facebook. Personally, I take no notice of you saying thanks for the RT.

Before you look at any other blogs, please take a look at my recently launched blog “Social Job search.” Feedback and comments would be really welcomed.

I’ve not provided descriptions, only the URL’s. give each blog one look to see what it is all about. If I’ve missed you out, feel free to add your blog in comments.

Trish McFarlane – HR Ringleader – http://www.hrringleader.com
Paul Smith – Welcome To The Occupation – http://www.welcometotheoccupation.com
Jon Ingham – Strategic HCM Blog – http://strategic-hcm.blogspot.com/
Kevin Grossman – L3 blog (with others) – http://glowan.com/wordpress/
Benjamin McCall – Rethink HR – http://ReThinkHR.org
Lis Wilson – HRConnexions – http://www.blog.hrconnexions.co.uk/
Peter Gold – Hire Strategies – http://www.hirestrategies.co.uk
The HRD (He who should not be named) – My Hell Is Other Peoples – http://www.myhellisotherpeople.com
Charlie Judy – HRFishbowl – http://hrfishbowl.com/)
Laurrie Ruettiman – The Cynical Girl (Her NEW blog) – http://TheCynicalGirl.com
Rich Dematteo – Corn On The Job – http://CornOnTheJob.com
Voice Of HR – Voice Of HR (Blogging/SM Collective) – http://www.voiceofhr.com
The Buzz – Newsletter from Keith Robinson – http://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-Buzz
Jessica Miller-Merrill – Blogging4Jobs – http://www.blogging4jobs.com
Jobsite – Insider – http://www.jobsite.co.uk/insider/
Fistful Of Talent – HR Blogging Collective – http://www.fistfuloftalent.com
Glynn Lumley – The HR Maverick – http://www.glynlumley.co.uk
Andy Headworth – Sirona Says – http://blog.sironaconsulting.com
Paul Jacobs – Paul Jacobs 4 real – http://pauljacobs4real.com
Lance Haun – Rehaul – http://rehaul.com
Steve Boese – HR Technology – http://steveboese.squarespace.com/
Kevin Ball – People Matters – http://www.west-consulting.com/people-matters/
Steve Ward – Cloud Nine – http://www.cloudnine-media.co.uk
Paul Herbert – Incentive Intelligence – http://www.i2i-align.com/
Select People – @RecruiterBlog – http://selectpeople.wordpress.com/
Mike VanDervort – Human Race Horses – http://thehumanracehorses.com
Mirriam Salpeter – Keppie Careers – http://www.keppiecareers.com
Gareth Jones – Inside My Head – http://garethmjones.wordpress.com
Chris Hoyt – The Recruiter Guy – http://www.recruiterguy.net/recruiterguy.html
Craig Fisher – Branding for Humans – http://www.fishdogs.com
Mark Sullivan – Lets talk recruiting – http://letstalkrecruiting.wordpress.com/
Matt Alder – Recruiting Future – http://recruitingfuture.com/
Glen Cathey – Boolean Black Belt – http://www.booleanblackbelt.com
Nick Price – Whatever You Think – http://www.whateveryouthink.com/
Recruiting Blogs – Vey busy blog community – http://www.recruitingblogs.com
HR Zone – HR Community – http://www.HRZone.Com
Jason Seiden – Fail Spectacularly – http://failspectacularly.com
Mark Stelzner – Inflexions Advisors – http://www.inflexionadvisors.com/blog
Sharlyn Lauby – HR Bartender – http://www.hrbartender.com/
Felix Wetzel – People, brands and random thoughts – http://www.felixwetzel.com
Michael Long – The Red Recruiter – http://www.theredrecruiter.com
Greg Savage – The Savage Truth – http://gregsavage.com.au/
Paul Harrison – Carve Consulting – http://www.CarveConsulting.com
Deirdre Honner – HR Maven – http://www.thehrmaven.com
Ben Eubanks – Upstart HR – http://upstarthr.com
Women Of HR – Daily guest blog from Women in HR (and some men!) – http://womenofhr.com/
Michael Carty – Xpert HR – Blog community – http://www.xperthr.co.uk/
Carnival Of HR – Fortnightly carnival of HR bloggers with a new host every 2 weeks – http://carnivalofhr.com/
Stephen O’Donnell – Ayewright – http://www.ayeright.com
April Dowling – Pseudo HR – http://www.pseudohr.com
Louise Triance – Louises Blog – Part of UK Recruiter – http://www.ukrecruiter.co.uk
Thomas Shaw – Recruitment Directory – http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/blog
Matthew Stollack (AKA: Bruno) – Truefaith HR – http://truefaithhr.blogspot.com
Smartbrief on workforce – Daily HR News and Bloggers Collective – http://www.smartbrief.com/workforce/
Shauna Moerke – HR Minion – http://hrminion.com
Tanya De Grunwald – Graduate Fog – http://graduatefog.co.uk/blog/
Monster.Com – Guest bloggers On Monster.Com – http://monster.typepad.com/
Naomi Bloom – In Full Bloom – http://InFullBloom.US
Jennifer McClure – Unbridled Talent – http://unbridledtalent.com/blog/
Charee Klimek – Vocci – http://www.vocii.com/blog
Kerry Noone – Sodexo Careers – http://www.sodexocareersblog.com
Pinstripe Talent – HRpreuneuring – http://www.pinstripetalent.com/HRpreneuring/
Amanda Hite – Talent Revolution – http://www.talentrevolution.net/profiles/blog/list
Victorio Milian – Creative Chaos – http://www.creativechaosconsultant.blogspot.com
ERE – Blogging community – http://www.ere.net/
John Sumser – HR Examiner – http://www.johnsumser.com/
HR Happy Hour – Blog for the weekly radio show – http://www.hrhappyhour.net/blog/
Katharine Robinson – The Sourceress – http://sourceress.co.uk
Jacco Valkenburg – Global Recruiting Round Table – http://www.globalrecruitingroundtable.com/
RC Euro – Blog aggregator and news source – http://RCEuro.Com
Margo Rose – HR Margo – http://hrmargo.com
Simon Lewis – Recruitment Waters – http://recruitmentwaters.com/
Roger Philby – It’s Talent Stupid – http://www.thechemistrygroup.com/team/roger-philby
Recruiting Animal – NOT FOR THE FEINT HEARTED – http://recruitinganimal.typepad.com/
James Mayes – Musings from Sussex – http://jamesmayes.wordpress.com
Frank Boorman – Not an HR Blog but my 10 year Old sons Blog – 2beFrank – http://2befrank.wordpress.com/
Graduates Yorkshire – Career Blog – http://www.graduatesyorkshire.co.uk/graduates/blog/
Glen Cathey – BooleanBlackBelt – http://www.booleanblackbelt.com
Mark Williams – Mr.LinkedIn – http://mrlinkedin.wordpress.com
Michelle Rea – Social Honesty – http://www.socialhonesty.com
Graham Salisbury – HR Case Studies – http://hrcasestudies.blogspot.com/
Lisa Rossendahl – Simply Lisa – http://www.lisarosendahl.com/about-lisa/
Etienne Besson – The Happy Employee – http://www.thehappyemployee.com/
Jorgen Sundberg – The Undercover Recruiter – http://theundercoverrecruiter.com
Barry Furby – from the man behind Social Media Monday – http://www.barryfurby.co.uk/
Paul DeBettignies -MN Headhunter – http://www.mnheadhunter.com
The Twintettes – An Interns Blog – http://thetwintettes.wordpress.com/tag/
Net Natives – The Net Natives Blog – http://blog.netnatives.co.uk/
Flip Chart Fairy Tales – http://flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/
Wendy Jacob – Wendy The Recruiter – http://www.wendy-jacob.co.uk
Mervyn Dinnen – T-Recs – http://mervyndinnen.wordpress.com/
Mark Rice – The Andsome Blog – http://andsomepeople.wordpress.com/
Frank Roche – Know HR – http://www.knowhr.com/blog/
Evil HR Lady – http://evilhrlady.blogspot.com/
Tim Tyrell – Smith – Tim’s Strategy – http://timsstrategy.com
Twitter Job Search – TJS Blog – http://blog.twitjobsearch.com/
Oliver Urpi – Recruitment Reviews – http://www.recruitmentreviews.com
Amybeth Hale – ResearchGodess – http://www.researchgoddess.com/
Dan Nuroo – Say Something Dan – http://saysomethingdan.blogspot.com/

Brave New Talent – Brave New Talent Blog – http://blog.bravenewtalent.com/
Kimberly Roden – Topic Du Jour – http://karoden.wordpress.com/

Karla Porter – http://karlaporter.com
Ryan Leary – RecruitingTools – http://www.recruitingtools.com/
Alastair Cartwright – Alastair Cartwright’s Posterous – http://alcartwright.posterous.com/
Steven Newson – THIS IS A MUST READ AND SUBSCRIBE. READ IT.YOU WILL FIND OUT WHY – http://stevenewson.blogspot.com/
Gary Franklin – Gary Franklins Blog – http://garyffranklin.wordpress.com/
Michael Specht – http://www.specht.com.au
Ross Clennett – http://rossclennett.blogspot.com/
Recruiter Daily – Daily HR News from Australia – http://www.hrdaily.com.au/
Marie Journey – Marie journey 2.0 – http://www.mariejourney.com/
Jim Stroud – The Recruiters Lounge – http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/
Dennis Smith – I am medical (great posts between the jobs!) – http://www.iammedical.com/
Gautam Ghosh – Gautam Blogs (from India) – http://www.gautamblogs.com/
Steven Rothberg – College Recruiter – http://www.collegerecruiter.com/
Gerry Crispin – Career Crossroads – http://www.CareerXroads.com
Justin Hillier – Social 360 – http://socialrecruiting360.com/
Resume Bear – Guest Blogs on HR and Recruiting – http://blog.resumebear.com/
Amitai Givertz – Recruitomatic – http://blogversity.com/recruitomatic/
Maureen Sharib – Techtrack- http://www.techtrak.com
Roy Ripper – Ripper On Recruitment – http://www.royripper.com/
Mike Ramer – Recruiting In The New World – http://ramergroup.com/blog/
Digital Recruiting – A blog collective featuring some big names in UK Digital – http://digitalrecruiting.typepad.co.uk/digital_recruiting/
Karen Siwack – Resume Confidential – http://www.resumeconfidential.ca
Jenny De’Vaughn – Social Precision – http://socialprecision.com
Stephanie A Lloyd – Radiant Veracity – http://www.radiantveracity.com
David Graziano – Social Recruiting Strategist – http://davidgrazianostaffing.blogspot.com/
Bill Vick – Bill Vick.Com – http://www.billvick.com/
Geoff Webb – Radical Events – http://radicalevents.wordpress.com/about-us/
Alicia Sanera – Sanera APDC – http://www.sanerapdc.com/

As you can see, I read blogs, the majority of them are corporate. make your blog the ambassador of your brand. please add to the list any missing. To everyone on the list, thank-you for educating, entertaining, occasionally annoying, provoking and for sharing with me. I read and learn more than I ever have done in the past. The biggest benefit to being active in social media!

Bill
Links listed In This Post:

Michael Carty – X-Pert HR
My other blog: Social Job Search