Pechanga Resort & Casino, the largest casino in California, likes to be ahead of the competition when it comes to technology. It was of no surprise to me then that they were interested in me consulting them on a social media campaign tailored for their recruiting efforts. The goals of the project (all of which [...]
On #talentnet tonight they were talking about how since everything on Twitter is public, there’s no way for a recruiter to gain any sort of competitive advantage. Take LinkedIn or a job board, for example. On LinkedIn, you pay to get access to everyone’s profiles, otherwise your network is limited to who you know. On [...]
Just a real quick post tonight after Michael Marlatt re-introduced me to the site Unhub. I hadn’t considered this before, but imagine if a candidate comes to your company’s recruiting Twitter feed and they click on your profile link which then takes them to your careers site. That’s great — but eventually you want them [...]
Feels like just yesterday I was blogging about recruiter profiles. Wait, yes, I actually was. Anyway, maybe LinkedIn was listening, too. I doubt it, but regardless, LinkedIn has now made it ridiculously easy for ANY company to toss some recruiter profiles into their company’s careers sites. Notice the lovely widget they’ve developed below: Now that [...]
I’ve always been a fan of Microsoft’s online recruitment efforts, and their latest addition is actually something I’ve suggested before: recruiter profiles on your jobs site. Michael Marlatt, are you reading this? Take a look: A nice mug shot, division within Microsoft he recruits for, video related to the technology he recruits people to work [...]
All right everyone, it’s time to get pumped up. Listen to this podcast if you want to learn even more about my strategies for recruiting online effectively through social networking and a coordinated campaign. Contact me if you want even more help and feel free to leave a comment. [Audio clip: view full post to [...]
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Have you ever put yourself in the shoes of a passive candidate? It’s a dreadful experience. You’re happy with your job, you enjoy your coworkers, salary and benefits. The last thing you’re thinking about is working somewhere else. Yet in the back of your mind is that little voice telling you it’s time for change. [...]
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