We live in an age of diminishing talent in many fields, tech being the most obvious. With the proliferation of mobile technology and do-it-yourself apps, there is less interest in pursuing software development degrees. Companies are going to extremes in interviewing and screening to hire the top people. Google may put a candidate through 25Read more
“Dude, your on Mashable!” was the message that popped up from a friend in my chat window in March of 2009. “What??” It tuned out Sarah Evans had just written an article for Mashable, HOW TO: Find a Job on Twitter. In it, she listed a few recruiters to follow, including me, Christa Foley fromRead more
Pin It The problem with trying to change occupations or industries, is that most people don’t have the skill set to support a broad leap in jobs. So they end up willing to do practically anything other than what they are currently doing, and subsequently flounder in their job search. After 15 years in recruiting,Read more
Edgerank is the evil culprit that is most responsible for what you see on your Facebook timeline. Yes, it has a name. Facebook is arguably the best tool in social media for engaging your customers or friends. But if you want to be really good at it, below are 3 tips to help you upRead more
How well do you know your email contacts? Today Xobni released its social intelligence app, Smartr, for Gmail. I was interested to see if it would work for me as a compliment to, or even “smarter” replacement for Rapportive. I have been using Rapportive since early Summer as a social profile viewer/CRM inside myRead more
Mashable.com today posted a great article and infographic: How Businesses Use Social Media for Recruiting. by Erica Swallow Savvy job seekers have turned to digital and social media tools to help them in their job searches, and now recruiters are on board with the power of social media as a recruiting tool. LinkedIn isn’t the only social network thatRead more
How many things in life really make you happy?Last Friday I was hosting the 3rd annual TalentNet Live Social Recruiting Conference at Pepsico’s Frito-Lay campus. I was not just hosting and moderating, I was presenting in 3 different sessions. So I was busy. But Eugene Chu managed to get my attention.At some point during theRead more
Remember when people said Twitter isn’t good for recruiting? I am a huge fan of bold new platforms like Google+ for networking and recruiting purposes. I am not going to do a full explanation of what Google+ is in this post. Andy Headworth has already done a nice job of that on his blog. CheckRead more
I’ve been really enjoying Google+ over the last few weeks. The conversations are good. The stream is clean. It seems fresh, fresher than Facebook and Twitter. I’ve heard many of my peers say the same thing. But I wondered if it is just a handful of power users voicing this opinion. Apparently not, according toRead more
I love it when people question the way I build my social networks. “Why would you want to be friends with so many people?” “How can you keep track of so many?” My answer, always, is simple. Why not? It’s good for both business and personal networking. You don’t have to actually interact with, orRead more
I’m not much into gambling or prostitutes. So Vegas to me means the other kind of gambling and prostitution, trade shows. I’ve seen a million of them. So when I was asked to be part of the Blog Squad last November for the first ever HR Demo Show, I thought I knew what to expect. Read more
Today, Jason Seiden and I hosted the first episode of a new radio show, Beyond Social, that we are doing for our social media strategy and training company, Ajax Social Media. Jason did a nice summary of the show on the Ajax Blog that I posted below. Tune in to blogtalkradio.com/beyondsocial every Thursday at 10amRead more
Facebook is really great for annoying your friends with Candy Crush Saga requests. But it’s also a very good place to network for a new job. In 2011, I was interviewed for an article by Alina Dizik posted on the MSN Careers/careerbuilder web site entitled Can Facebook really help you land a Job. As usual, IRead more
I am currently attempting to grow my BranchOut network on Facebook because my pal, William Tincup, teased me about being in the bottom half of his top 20 friends on this Facebook business networking app. Never one to pass up a challenge, and always wanting to experiment with new tools, I set out to addRead more
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
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 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
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
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
