It’s the end of the year and that means that if you aren’t thinking about the tactics for next year, you’re definitely reviewing the past year to see what … Read more
Getting the Big Picture: Visual Content Is Critical to Building Engagement
Lately the fastest-growing social networks are those that emphasize visual content. Instagram is the fastest-growing social network, followed by Tumblr and … Read more
Do Companies Make the Most of Their Employer Brands?
Branding goes beyond messaging and includes a company’s products and services as well. The same goes for employer branding. Can Yelp employees rate their … Read more
FB@Work, Facebook’s New Business Service, Being Tested
Facebook is testing a new professional service specifically intended to be used in the workplace. The company has so far been mum about “Facebook at … Read more
The Intersection of HR & Marketing: Employee Advocacy
Although it may not seem like it at first blush, HR is no stranger to marketing. At its core, that’s what recruiting is: marketing and direct sales. Those … Read more
LinkedIn Terms Update: Your Content Is Yours (and Please Don’t Spam)
For most recruiters, LinkedIn’s updated user agreement that goes into effect Thursday doesn’t change much. Recruiter customers will still be … Read more
How This New Zealand Technology Company Has Been Able to Double Headcount Each Year
EROAD is an Auckland, New Zealand-based startup that was established to modernize road user charges in New Zealand. In 2007 the business began to … Read more
Recruit Top Prospects During Their ‘Angry Hours’ — Because Timing Is Everything
An in-depth analysis on how the right timing can dramatically improve recruiting In my experience, the hardest-to-recruit exceptional targets are those who … Read more
Your High School Kid Has a New Career Site
You can now recruit people young enough to wear braces, with the launch of a website for high schoolers to showcase their achievements and for helicopter … Read more
Social Network Just for Military Is Helping Vets Get Jobs
When active military are ready for a new assignment, seniority allows them to request certain postings. Military procedure is that they discuss the options … Read more
Source of Hire: With Referrals Down, Direct Sourcing and Agency Hires Rise
Employee referrals waned again in 2013 as a source of hire, as talent acquisition leaders increasingly leaned on other recruiting methods to fill their … Read more
Closing the Engagement Gap
Employees can be a very big recruiting resource A recent report by PR firm Weber Shandwick — Employees Rising: Seizing the Opportunity in Employee … Read more
Waiting for Godot: What to Do When Social Media Fails to Deliver on Its Promise
Expectations for what social media can deliver for recruiters have been a lot like the story of the play mentioned as the title for this post. The … Read more
Recruitment is Marketing: 3 Changes You Need to Make
Once upon a time we sold products much as we “sell” jobs and organizations today. At the turn of the 20th century, merchants waited for a potential buyer … Read more
Reaching the 2nd Layer of Your Company’s Social Network
Social network mapping has been a popular buzzword with talent acquisition professionals for the last few years, but acquiring a solid understanding of how … Read more
Why Social Job Matching Will Replace Talent Assessment Tests
Talent assessment continues to grow as a legitimate business tool. Times have never been better for those who provide and use talent assessment solutions. … Read more
3 Questions to Consider Before Implementing a Talent Pipeline
The challenge of building a talent pipeline has been a headline topic among recruiting strategists for years, but a majority of firms still don’t see the … Read more
A Recruitment Revolution Is Upon Us
I am seeing a revolution happening in recruitment. Read more
Social Recruitment Engagement — How do You Measure Success?
I recently highlighted some social media recruiting tools that help you reach and engage your ideal candidates. But how do you measure that “reach” and … Read more
Predictions for the Future of Digital Talent Acquisition: Social Media (Part 2 of 3)
This is the second part of a three-part series on the future of digital talent acquisition. In part one, I looked at content. Content will be the watchword … Read more