Dive Brief:

• Zappos.com is doing away with traditional job listings and has created a social media network, Zappos Insiders, to find new employees.

• The Las Vegas-based Amazon subsidiary says it will hire a minimum of 450 new people this year using this new recruitment method.

• Zappos is using technology from recruitment software company Ascendify to help sort resumes and social media interactions and to match prospects with openings.

Dive Insight:

Zappos famously eliminated job titles and a traditional management structure and is now doing away with traditional job postings as well. The e-retailer is leapfrogging over established social media sites like Twitter or LinkedIn to create its own social media site for the purpose.

The move fits nicely into the company’s innovative management structure, and no doubt other companies will be keeping an eye on how this brand-new method works for human resources.