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
I speak with overwhelmed job seekers every week who can’t seem to gain any traction in their job search. They tell me, “I’m applying for just about anything that will pay me”. This, my friends, will get you nowhere. My suggestion to the job seeker is to stop the scatter-shooting and laser focus your search.FOCUSHereRead more
I was interviewed recently by Undercover Recruiter author, Jorgen Sundberg. I met him earlier this year in London when I spoke at the TRU London unconference. Great guy. I hope to be back in the UK and maybe see Jorgen again at TRU Manchester in September. Jorgen’s blog is great and this interview offers someRead more
When it rains, it pours. I’ve been so busy speaking a training that I’m scrambling to keep up with the new business that those appearances are creating for my "day job". I suppose there are worse problems to have. I had such a great day doing Social Media training this week with the JC PenneyRead more
Technorati Tags: social networking,recruiting,staffing,human resources,craig fisher,fishdogs,talentnet live,tnl Hats off the the planning team of People Report’s Workforce Symposium Summer Camp. They have put together what looks to be a very unique unconference for the HR and Recruiting community. The event begins this evening and goes through Thursday. And this conference features interesting elements like snipeRead more
Do you ever find that submitting your resume to an online application is like dropping it into a black hole? Maybe your resume isn’t getting the attention it should. Your odds of getting an interview go way up when a recruiter or hiring manager can find your resume easily online. Especially if they can findRead more
If you are a passive job candidate (someone not currently looking for a job but open to listening), are you likely to submit your resume to a job posting? Probably not. But you might participate in a group of other professionals with your skill set online that happens to be sponsored by a company whoRead 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
Earlier this year, Geoff Webb and Bill Boorman of TRU Events asked if I would be willing to participate in a fundraising effort for a charity called Orchid that promotes awareness of male cancer. I said sure, what’s the catch? Of course there was a catch. The idea was to do a calendar depicting maleRead more
