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This interview I did with Sumitha Mariyam Raj and peopleHum is chock full of great tips for job seekers and employers as we start back to work. Full text from this interview can be found on peopleHum’s site hereRead more

OK. I get it. You’re probably tired of hearing about Millennials (Gen Y) by now. I can’t say I blame you, if we’re being honest. But as much hiring hype as Gen Y has received in recruiting over the years, the fact is that no employer can afford to ignore a group that’s grown into about 35%Read more

There I was, at a steak house on the Vegas strip, with 4 Brits and a German who couldn’t pronounce Mojave.  They had, as I had, driven into Las Vegas from Los Angeles, through the mountains and desert, a couple of days prior for HR Tech 2011.   That dinner was one of many highlightsRead more

I have met the top leaders from some of the country’s biggest restaurant brands here at the People Report Best Practices Conference in Addison, TX.  It is day three of conference activities that will culminate tonight with a fun celebration that includes entertainment by one of my favorite local bands, Emerald City.  For me, thisRead more

Today I’ll be discussing Linkedin on CelebrityU Radio, at 3pm Central time, with Travis Blythe from Corner6Labs.  Travis is a regular co-host on this show each week on Thursdays from 2-4PM  with host, Kathy Hines.  I will be on to talk about using Linkedin for business marketing from an entrepreneur’s perspective, and using Linkedin forRead more

Technorati Tags: Craig Fisher,Fishdogs,Social Media,Social Recruiting,Recruiter,A-List Solutions,Get Social Conference,Onboarding,Employee Retention,Staffing The term Social Recruiting is overused.  And It is largely misunderstood.  Social Recruiting is not just about finding more candidates through social media.  And it is not about replacing job boards with free services.  It is about building targeted and trusted referral networks and talentRead more

Part One – Everyone you know is a potential business lead. That’s right.  Whether or not you are currently a job seeker, chances are that you will be at some point.  I apologize up front, this is going to be a little long.  But it’s worth it. As a recruiter, I consider everyone a potentialRead more

Guest Post by Megan K Green Branding. An important part of every company, product and celebrity. At first it seems a daunting task, but, once started, it’s actually a fun and creative challenge. Anyone who has ever had to brand anything from the ground up knows that it takes a lot of time, effort, creativityRead more

3 Personal Branding Thesis’s For The New World of Work | Personal Branding Blog – Dan Schawbel Good stuff posted today from Dan Schawbel on the www.PersonalBrandingBlog.com site.  I posted the video here, but I encourage you to click the link above and read the full article.  Dan Schawbel is the leading personal branding expertRead more

by Ron Callari LinkedIn announced recently that it was opening up its platform to Open Source development, allowing public developers to be able to access the site’s API and incorporate LinkedIn into their business and Web sites (similar to the process permitted by Facebook and Twitter). In so doing, one could only hope that aRead more

By Sarah Evans on Mashable.com  Sarah Evans is a public relations and new media consultant and speaker at Sevans Strategy. She also authors a PR and social media blog and is the founder of #journchat. Twitter’s new Lists feature is all the rage right now. There are probably already millions of lists, and that numberRead more

This week I had the pleasure of writing a guest post on the CruiterTalk Carnival hosted by @RyanLeary. Social recruiting is not a golden ticket to more placements. But it will allow you to build a prospect and referral network like no other medium, and to brand yourself as a professional, knowledgeable, and trustworthy expertRead more

This year requests for training on Social Media and Twitter have gone through the roof.  A-List Solutions is at the forefront of small firms using Twitter and Social tools for Marketing, Brand awareness, and Recruiting.  I have trained top recruiting organizations, businesses, and professional groups in DFW and nationally on Twitter and Social Media effectiveness. Read more

The way social media can effect recruiting and retention was a hot topic at the recent ERE Social Recruiting Summit held this week at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.  Jenny DeVaughn attended and wrote a nice synopsis of her experience that can be viewed on the ERE Community site.  I watched many of theRead more

By: Dan Schawbel | Personal Branding Blog REQUIRED: A Custom Facebook URL For Your Brand Name | Personal Branding Blog – Dan Schawbel At midnight on June 13th, Facebook is releasing custom URL’s for both profile and fan pages. This is a big move by Facebook and if you review their announcement this afternoon, thereRead more

Last night at a Tweetup in Dallas, a girl who I have become friends with through Twitter asked me why I tweet back a thank you to her when she retweets something I have posted.  “Because I appreciate it!”  I said honestly.  “But you know me.”  She replied.  Recently I have had more and moreRead more

This week I had the dubious honor of being the featured guest on the Recruiting Animal Show on Blog Talk Radio.  The Recruiting Animal is sort of a Jim Rome type of interviewer.  His shtick is to be bombastic, throw curve balls, cut people off if they don’t answer quickly or interestingly enough.  But heRead more

In March of 2009 I was asked by international employer branding company, Universum, to be a guest writer for their new employer brand magazine called Universum Quarterly.  Subscribers in HR organizations worldwide received live copies of the printed editions. Universum Quarterly began as the world’s first periodical for Employer Branding.  Each issue brought feature articlesRead more

Personal Branding.  Do those words make you cringe?  Let’s choose something else like, Name Equity.  Whatever term you use, it’s really all the same thing.  Mitch Joel posted a great article today on his blog that clearly illustrates the current need to take control of your online persona.  No matter who you are, or whatRead more

Sometimes its who you know and who they know.  Last summer I was introduced to the president of The Loomis Agency, Mike Sullivan.  Maybe re-introduced is more accurate.  We first met years ago at the wedding of mutual friend, Lauren Mulkey.  Now Lauren, in her business development capacity with Loomis, a 20-year old Dallas creativeRead more