Social Media
Social Media and Recruiting – Beyond the Hype
I’m very much an anti-hype, anti-bandwagon person.
I neither like to nor want to get caught in the undertow of the emotional rush associated with being excited about something that nearly everyone else seems to be excited about, where everyone celebrates the new and “cool factor” with little-to-no critical thought.
When that next bright and shiny object comes along, it’s all too [...]
Don’t Be A Sourcing Snob
Are You a Sourcing Snob?
Ask yourself these questions:
Is a candidate identified on LinkedIn intrinsically “better” than a candidate sourced from Monster?
Is candidate sourced by cold calling inherently “better” than a candidate sourced from a job posting on Careerbuilder?
Does it really matter where a great candidate comes from?
I continue to see well respected thought leaders in the staffing industry [...]
Maximizing Your E-Sourcing Efforts
I define E-sourcing as leveraging information systems for active talent identification – searching the Internet, social media, job board resume databases, and applicant tracking systems to find candidates. The proper use of technology in the sourcing and recruiting process should increase your efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness. I’ve created the SlideShare presentation below to cover a number of [...]
Searching Social Media Requires Outside-the-Box Thinking
Non-Standard Descriptors and the Role They Play in Social Media
Article by Valerie Scarsellato, Sr. Sourcer at Intel Corporation
Co-written by Glen Cathey
Sourcing has always been a significant component in the recruiting lifecycle. However, in recent years, sourcing has taken a giant step into the forefront and has become recognized as the solid foundation at which successful recruiting rests [...]
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