Alex PutmanSocial Recruiting Will Die!
Do you remember the archaic language of the 60′s “groovy” and “dig it”. I remember my first real world job in the late 90′s and everyday hearing the word ”synergy” and thinking to myself “huh”. Those terms today seem dated and tired (much like wearing a tie to work where you talk on the phone at your desk … Read more
Social Media Strategy: LinkedIn
The number one question to ask yourself when developing your corporate social media strategy is: “What is the impact and alignment of the social strategy and business goals/objectives?” You should first start by looking at three key criteria; Strategy: plan that marries your business objectives and your business insights to your users Enablement: active commitment to becoming … Read more
Quit Cold Calling Me!
It never fails, a new job post hits my career page and within 2 hours I receive the following phone messages and emails; “This is John Smith with XYZ Staffing, I was hoping to connect and see if my firm could assist with any of your openings. We specialize in EXACTLY WHAT I JUST POSTED” “This … Read more
Are You Innovative Enough?
Ask yourself a question….”what is the most innovative thing I have accomplished professionally this year?” My journey started with a New Year’s resolution. That resolution included being happy at work, using my creativity to build something cool and never being required to wear a tie ever again. Thus began a new job search in January 2011. As … Read more
SHRM-Atlanta Conference: Future of Talent Acquisition
Orignal Post appeared on the SHRM-Atlanta blog Did you know that there are over 1 billion (with a “B”) smart phone users globally? By 2015 smart phone usage will overtake desktops. Do you think this mobile explosion will have an impact on talent acquisition? Consider this scenario… The year is 2015, the war for top … Read more
Network Your Butt Off!
April 1999 – August 2005: I was working for a great company and as the Talent Manager had spent 6.5 years building a 450+ person team! Like any company we had ups and downs, but there were a lot more ups! September 2005: With great remorse, I resigned. October 2005: The great company, were I … Read more
13 Reasons You’re NOT a Social Media Expert
If you Google the term “social media expert” you will find tons of posts and writings on the topic. I have met many so called “experts”, several whom contribute to blogs and a few that have written papers and even books regarding this topic. I was recently amazed to find a collection of these experts were unable to provide a … Read more
LinkedIn Has A New Profile Layout!
Logged into LinkedIn tonight and guess what I found…a new layout! Back in 2009 they tested a new layout that went over pretty well (remember the picture on the right side). A lot is changing at LinkedIn, especially since May, and looks like they are gearing up cosmetically….or is it just cosmetics? Upon a quick … Read more
