In this post on RecruitingBlogs.com, Jeff Dickey-Chasins puts forth the following question: Is social recruiting a symptom – or a solution? Jeff does an excellent job of quickly defining and arguing the two sides, though I don’t believe either answer can fully define how social recruiting has developed. I don’t actually believe that social recruiting, as Jeff has identified it, actually exists in any meaningful way at the moment. The most common way that employers [...]
Nov 052010
As we move into November and the holiday season is close at hand, it seemed like a good time to share some First Friday thoughts specific to the realm of talent acquisition. For the decade or so that I’ve been working with HR and recruiting leaders, it has been my experience that this time of year normally presents a slowdown our stoppage in recruiting activities, as many are holding off on their budgets until 2011 [...]
Oct 212010
Neither of these options are sexy. There’s no pouring through social media platforms or running of big splashy ads on popular websites. These activities won’t support your branding, or keep your company top of mind. What they will do, however, is help you find qualified candidates for free.
The young captains, many of whom don’t know they’re way around seas, and lacking the knowledge that only comes with age and experience, are ill-equipped for fishing in the open waters. Yet that’s where they’ll soon be sent. And quickly, they’ll find that those exotic fish are harder to find in the open ocean than they anticipated.
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