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...
View Article8 Ways to Engage Your LinkedIn Tribe!
Communities, Tribes, Social Networks; whatever term you use to describe “your peops” most people fall short on the most important thing in social media: Engagement! In this post I want to discuss how...
View ArticleChange Worth Video Chatting About!
I recently heard the following comment about “improving” customer interaction and relationships ”well it has worked for 25+ years, it should work the same way today. ” “Why change it?” This got me to...
View ArticleLinkedIn Has A New Profile Layout!
Logged into LinkedIn tonight and guess what I found…a new layout! Back in 2009 they tested a new layout that went over pretty well (remember the picture on the right side). A lot is changing at...
View Article13 Reasons You’re NOT a Social Media Expert
If you Google the term “social media expert” you will find tons of posts and writings on the topic. I have met many so called “experts”, several whom contribute to blogs and a few that have written...
View ArticleDevelop 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...
View ArticleNetwork Your Butt Off!
April 1999 – August 2005: I was working for a great company and as the Talent Manager had spent 6.5 years building a 450+ person team! Like any company we had ups and downs, but there were a lot...
View ArticleSHRM-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...
View ArticleAre You Innovative Enough?
Ask yourself a question….”what is the most innovative thing I have accomplished professionally this year?” My journey started with a New Year’s resolution. That resolution included being happy at...
View ArticleSocial Media Strategy: LinkedIn
The number one question to ask yourself when developing your corporate social media strategy is: “What is the impact and alignment of the social strategy and business goals/objectives?” You should...
View ArticleSocial Recruiting Will Die!
Do you remember the archaic language of the 60′s “groovy” and “dig it”. I remember my first real world job in the late 90′s and everyday hearing the word ”synergy” and thinking to myself “huh”. Those...
View ArticleInvest in Talent Branding
“Bootylicous” is now in the dictionary and means “attractive/sexy”. The term “crunk” means “very excited and full of energy”. Although not the everyday vernacular of recruiting and HR professionals,...
View Article6 Places to Tell Your Employer Story
One of these days I am going to take a camera crew and just walk into a company and ask “tell me your story”. Every company, like every person has a story to tell. In the business of employer...
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