To say I love London is like saying I eat lots of hummus. It is an undeniable truth. In February I will be making another journey to the UK to present at TRULondon 3. TRU (The Recruiting Unconference) is the brainchild of Bill Boorman. Bill has taken the unconference format to new levels with eventsRead more
In the event of a technical demonstration meltdown, a failed smile and scramble to correct a presentation, or a smooth transition to printed material and verbal description, will tell you just how confident a sales person is in his product and organization. It is a top-down mindset. HR Demo Show organizer John Sumser believes theRead more
My friend, Etienne Besson (aka @HappyEmployee), posted a synopsis and his thoughts on Facebook’s announcement of it’s new messaging system. This great post needs no additions by me. But I wanted to share it with my readers. Facebook Announcement: Messages Between The Lines by Etienne Besson on 16 November 2010Last night I watched the liveRead 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
I am supposed to be presenting on this topic at the Radical North recruiting unconference in Toronto right now. Instead, due to mechanical issues on the plane that would fly me to my first hop, I was delayed such that the whole trip went up in smoke. So I’m now flying back to Dallas andRead more
Thanks to Gordon Keith of Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket for posting this funny send up of broadcast news’ obsession with social media. Are we very far away from this? I don’t think so. Fake hostage situation at City Hall from Fox 4 DFW–poking fun at social media obsession.Read more
I am about to lead a panel discussion at the Coastal Social Conference in Baton Rouge, LA, osocial media policy in the workplace so I thought I would share some good resources. Enjoy. 57 Social Media Policy Examples and Resources How to Put Together a Corporate Social Media Policy in 5 Minutes Social Media PoliciesRead 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
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
How do you sell the use of social media in your company if the powers that be are afraid of using it or don’t understand it? Jessica Merrell aptly said "Social Media has a PR problem" in our session at HRevolution 2010 in Chicago. And it’s true. Use different terms when building a business caseRead more
Who is your target audience in social media? If you are just there for fun and enjoy wasting lots of time, it doesn’t really matter. But if you are trying to build up your business, you need to be conscious of who you are trying to attract, or network with, and why. What you postRead 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
If your organization is planning a Social Media recruiting initiative, you may have started thinking about what tools to use. But you should really begin with the goal. What do you expect to gain from using Social Media, be it for marketing, PR, or Recruiting? Who is the target audience that you want to attract? Read more
On Tuesday, 3/31/10, I appeared on the DriveThru HR blogtalkradio show. Here is the podcast of the show. Show Name: (Replay) – "LinkedIn should be your friend" – DriveThru HR Show Date / Length: 3/31/2010 11:00 AM – 30 min Description: Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting about LinkedIn with Craig Fisher @Fishdogs ownerRead more
"If you could only have one social network to use as your main tool in recruiting, which one would it be?" This question was deftly posed to the panel by Chris Hoyt, the ending keynote speaker for the event at which I presented last week. I was on a panel for Jobing.com’s Spring Symposium withRead 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 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
Over the summer I did some Twitter and Social Media recruiting/branding training for the Dallas office of Matrix Resources. I worked at Matrix from 1996 to 2000 and was a top performer on the contract IT staffing side. That training led to a webinar I did recently for Matrix job candidates to help them promoteRead more
