Social Media

The discipline and techniques you need to know to successfully execute a recruitment marketing plan.

Twitter. It’s everywhere… on the news, in commercials, on TV shows, in print advertisements and there’s no escaping it ANYWHERE you go online these days. But what IS it really?… Read more

Tips to fill your pipeline with qualified candidates via social media.

I receive a number of daily invitations from people I don’t know, but for some reason they want to connect. My first reaction when I saw such invitations was to… Read more

Data to help recruiters understand social recruiting risk factors.

Technology Candidate Experience Have you ever wondered what it’s like to sit in a room and speak with an industry icon?  Talk about a great Technology Candidate Experience!  Today it is… Read more

The last few weeks have brought on an onslaught of posts dedicated to HR and recruiting trends, although it’s a constant staple of almost every B2B editorial calendar, New Year’s or… Read more

When it was first published in 1989, Stephen Covey’s ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’, a business and self-help book, instantly became a top seller. Apparently, by preparing readers… Read more

As an HR analyst at Software Advice, a company that connects businesses with recruiting software vendors, Erin Osterhaus frequently conducts market-research on recruiting and talent management technologies. Recently, Osterhaus wanted… Read more

After publishing a blog post, I enjoy seeing how many views it gets and how much social activity (e.g., tweets and retweets, likes, shares, pins) it generates. Of course, I… Read more

Your profile photo may be the most important part of your Linkedin profile. So how do you know what makes a good pic for you? Read More

Imagine yourself back in high school with a big crush on the homecoming queen. (We’ll do this from the male perspective just for demonstration purposes.) You really like her. She’s… Read more

So, you’re a recruiter who’s embraced social. Good call. Welcome to the world of Recruiting 3.0. Social recruiting isn’t meant to replace ‘old school’ recruiting methods (for those of us… Read more

My very first business trip ever, I went to Atlanta for the National Black MBA Association annual event, thrilled by the prospect of a transcontinental flight crammed in coach, a non-nondescript high… Read more

Even with the proliferation of social networks, search engines and SaaS solutions available to recruiters today, referrals continue to represent the most effective source of hire for employers, proof that… Read more