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Social Media Engagement Tips
Many people (talent acquisition and human resources professionals) think of themselves as social media experts because they have a Facebook and/or a LinkedIn account. They update their status and...
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How to Engage with YouTube
How do you use YouTube to engage your networks? Video may be one of the most personal ways to engage due the visual nature of people. A picture is worth a thousand words, so how much is video worth?...
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Mobile: All the Cool Kids Are Doing It!
Albert Einstein said “Imagination is more important than knowledge”, as profound a statement as this is and as much as I agree, I have a confession. I read this profound statement in a bathroom while...
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Develop a Social Recruiting Strategy
Everywhere you turn you hear one buzz word; social! I am in the field of talent acquisition and companies are always looking for the fountain of candidates; that one place where strong candidates are...
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SHRM-Atlanta Conference: Future of Talent Acquisition
Orignal Post appeared on the SHRM-Atlanta blog Did you know that there are over 1 billion (with a “B”) smart phone users globally? By 2015 smart phone usage will overtake desktops. Do you think...
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5 Traits of Success
I have spent many years interviewing candidates, teaching interview techniques and picking apart interviews. Over the past few months, I really started breaking down the basics of what I look for...
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Talent Community: What is the Purpose?
Before we get into the purpose, let’s answer another question asked by many, “what is a talent community?” Short answer; a social recruiting environment consisting of people who can share ideas for...
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Don’t Make a “Bigg” Hiring Mistake
Labor Day weekend, a time for family, cooking out and enjoying some warm, apple pie. One news article captured my attention like no other. Nickelodeon (a children’s television network) was caught...
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Quit Cold Calling Me!
It never fails, a new job post hits my career page and within 2 hours I receive the following phone messages and emails; “This is John Smith with XYZ Staffing, I was hoping to connect and see if my...
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It’s Not Your Resume, It’s You!
You spend hours changing, editing and preparing your resume that will surely land you that dream job! It is sent out through every job board, imported into your LinkedIn profile and scattered to the 4...
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Creative and Sexy Job Postings Rule
When was the last time you deciphered a complete job description? Hiring managers, recruiters and HR folks, do you study the posting specifications prior to the cut and paster that undoubtably will...
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Millennials Are Our Future
Several days ago a random tweet captured my attention. In response to a presentation regarding “the pitfalls of hiring millennials” a 50-year-old proudly tweeted “that’s why I will never hire a...
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Create a Lively Company Culture
Sunday night cues the beginning of the end for millions of people across the world. Realizing that once you nod off there is no escape from the dreaded Monday. Recent global reports expose an ugly...
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Innovative and Creative New Employee Experience
22% of staff turnover occurs in the first 45 days of employment. Imagine the cost impact; if your average salary is $50k per person and you lose 20 people your cost impact is a loss of $3 million....
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Recruiting Has Changed, Are You Doing it Differently?
Everyday we read articles on how companies are attracting talent uniquely AND how candidates are finding jobs through creative avenues. Did you hear about Sober Lane, the pub in Ireland that used...
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Keys to a Remarkable Talent Community
Let’s assume that a company desires true transparency, the opportunity to create meaningful conversations between people with key skill sets they find desirable. We know the end goal; attract talent...
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How to Engage with YouTube
How do you use YouTube to engage your networks? Video may be one of the most personal ways to engage due the visual nature of people. A picture is worth a thousand words, so how much is video worth?...
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Attract Human
“Attract Human” is the concept of authentic, everyday interactions with people. “Tribes”, “community” and other recent terms describe this affect, but how can we incorporate within our daily...
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Wrap Up for TMA Social Recruiting Summit 2016
Another conference in the books. The Talent Management Alliance’s Social Recruiting Summit was a huge success and not just due to the emcee skills of yours truly (thanks Amanda Lewis). This is a...
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