If you are a Twitter user, you know what I’m talking about. It’s possible that you are one of the group of culprits who, for months, have filled up my Direct Message box with automated welcome messages. In fact, before I realized what a nuisance it is, I used automated welcome DMs myself to thankRead more
It’s time for another star studded recruiter get-together on Twitter! That’s right recruitwiterati, #TalentNet, the hashtag event that burned up the Twittersphere last month, (trending right at the top with American Idol) is back for another go-round this Wednesday night, May 27th, from 8pm to 10pm Central time (and the last Wednesday of each month,Read more
There are now many great resources now to help job seekers better utilize Twitter in their job search. I have put together a few of my old favorites and a couple of new ones to help job seekers either get started or take it to the next level. The first thing to do after youRead more
Here a network, there a network, everywhere a social network. Perhaps it’s overkill, but we are all now a part of so many social communities online that sometimes it feels as if we are no longer growing closer together, but farther apart. This is especially true in the staffing and recruiting community. We recruiters, byRead 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
Penelope Trunk recently wrote a great article with some take-action suggestions for anyone who is laid off or otherwise out of work. She suggests spending time creating projects for yourself that will lead to increased productivity and networking. This is very good advice that anyone can use to get moving in the right direction whileRead more
The McKinsey Quarterly’s report on Web 2.0 technology for internal business application has some interesting findings and great suggestions for companies seeking to utilize Web 2.0 technology for participation and collaboration within the workplace. VizEdu.com created a nice visualization of the results. From Six ways to make Web 2.0 work – The McKinsey Quarterly –Read more
What a week it has been. I keep getting surprised by how cool Twitter is and how many new relationships I have made there in the last few months. You can’t achieve anything quite like this anywhere else. There are very few people that I network with on Twitter that I knew prior to joiningRead more
A big question I am often asked about Micro-Blogging service, Twitter, is simply this, “So what do you do on Twitter, just tell people what you’re doing?” And my answer is usually, “No”. I use Twitter to network with early adopters and people all over the world who have similar interests in social media andRead more
One of the web’s top business information search engines, ZoomInfo.com (which I find extremely helpful in sales and recruiting research), has kindly featured an article I wrote, Employer Branding with Web 2.0 & Social Media, in their February Recruiting Newsletter, Zoominformer. Thanks to Flora Felisberto and Martin Burns of ZoomInfo for including me, alongside recruitingRead more
A Twitter friend was having trouble with the shortened URLs of 3 job search articles I posted there, so I am posting the full URLs here for his and anyone else’s convenience. Your Next Employer Wants to Know: Where in Google Is That Guy? http://articlemarketer.com/b2/b/article_marketer_blog.php/2009/02/18/your-next-employer-wants-to-know-where-i How Adding a Tailored Sound Bite to My Resume DoubledRead more
A-List solutions is proud to sponsor the Dallas Twestival, which will take place this Thursday in Dallas form 6-9pm at Mockingbird Station. There will be live music, a comedy show, and a movie screening in addition to free site wide wi-fi and some great networking with all your Twitter friends. If you’re not too sureRead more
For many people, especially those new to Twitter, one of the big questions about this popular application is, “who should I follow?” Well, there are many good answers to this, all depending on your purpose for using Twitter. But there are a few shortcuts you can use that will make life simpler and get yourRead more
Steph Auteri has written a wonderful guest post on TwiTip.com about how Twitter has jumped off of your screen and into your home town. I can attest that the networking potential at a Tweetup (a meet-up of Twitter enthusiasts) is superior to most networking events, chamber of commerce gatherings, job fairs, etc. that I haveRead more
One evening after our team lost the Orange Bowl I was trying to explain to some friends why I like Facebook. None of my guy friends that were here had FB accounts, but a couple of their wives did. Well, that’s a problem right there. They (the guys) perceived FB to be kind of aRead more
Did you know that people with more than twenty connections on LinkedIn are thirty-four times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than five. That fact came from Guy Kawasaki’s blog in January of 2007. And while his 10 Ways to Use LinkedIn are still a good primer, muchRead more
To the uninitiated, Twitter is confusing, even daunting. Whether you have never tried Twitter, or are just looking for some new tricks, you’re in luck. These tips will help newbies and Twitter veterans alike. Happy tweeting. 13 Tips to Hacking Twitter Sage Twitter advice from Larry Chiang on SocialTimes.com Hey, What are you doing rightRead more
