The social web offers a huge opportunity for companies to find referrals and uncover talent. According to comScore, 61% of all Internet users have at least one profile on a social network; and DEI Worldwide reports 60% of people are... (Continue reading)
Real world example-After 10 years with AT&T Chris Hoyt (aka The RecruiterGuy) decided to make a move to Pepsico /Frito-Lay. If you have not read Chris’ blog (www.therecruiterguy.com), you will understand how much of a rock star this recruiter... (Continue reading)
With no true search power, Facebook can be a recruiters biggest time waster if not used properly. After you decide if Facebook is even relevent to your search you need to know where and how you can search to see... (Continue reading)
Do you recruit game designers? If so this will prove to be helpful. If not, just relate it to something relevant to what you are searching. Video is big today, but the challenge like everything becomes ... (Continue reading)
So I normally don’t post things like this, but I need to clear the air on something that happened during the social recruiting summit. As many of you were doing, I logged into the live stream and joined the chat... (Continue reading)
Though essential, email can be a productivity killer. Similar to leveraging social networks to research connections for business, sales or recruiting your inbox can become overwhelming, especially if it is not properly setup to field incoming and track outgoing messages.... (Continue reading)
LinkedIn is not just a place to smack up a profile anymore. It's much more than that. It's your resume and your point of reference for most employers you will come in contact with. Most recruiters lean on LinkedIn like... (Continue reading)
It's really a simple process. Nose down sourcing is really another way of saying "Information gathering." It's not rocket science. It's really more about taking the obvious and taking it to the extreme. ... (Continue reading)
It’s not mandatory that you become a wizard of Boolean to master online search. You do however need to get organized and work efficiently. Here’s the first in a series on how to get efficient with Google. ... (Continue reading)
“In a 140 words or less, describe your experience?” “Describe the biggest sale you made….in a 140 words or less” “Ok, that great, when can you start!” Maybe I will write a book and call it... (Continue reading)