“Social media will never make a hire,” argued Matt Charney (@mattcharney), Senior Manager, Social Media and Online Branding for Cornerstone OnDemand. At the 2012 SHRM National Conference in Atlanta (#SHRM12), Charney and I talked...
- August 13th, 2012
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Sometimes the best hires aren’t the ones actively looking for a job. Better known as “passive” candidates, these gainfully employed professionals are reasonably happy, but might be willing to consider a more attractive offer. “Passive...
- July 24th, 2012
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The recruiting industry is missing out on recruiting data that could be used to improve its its processes, says Jason Warner (@Jason_s_warner), founder of Recruiting Dash, a SaaS-based metrics, analytics, and reporting solution for the...
- July 6th, 2012
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Meet Terry Starr (@HRSocialStarr). She’s the Director of Social Media Strategy for Dice Holdings, Inc. and she really knows her social stuff. If you – or perhaps your colleagues – still need some convincing that social recruiting...
- June 23rd, 2012
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I always hear that the key to recruiting is building relationships, but what does that actually mean? How do you translate a relationship to actually getting a great recruit, and how do recruiters build relationships...
- June 23rd, 2012
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Don't have time for training on Dice's powerful resume search tools? Think again. Dice customers have access to free, customized training that will help you find the best tech candidates for your open reqs quickly...
- June 22nd, 2012
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The days when only the media and market analysts drove public opinions are long gone. Social media has opened up the world of influence to anybody with an audience on platforms such as blogs, Twitter,...
- June 11th, 2012
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While recruiters will tell you that their work is about relationships, building and maintaining those relationships now requires social media savvy. Because social content is becoming increasingly more overwhelming, you need tools to manage all...
- June 4th, 2012
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As an affirmative action government employer AT T can’t accept resumes unless the company is actually accepting applications for a position. In an effort to maintain a connection to potential candidates, AT T has created...
- May 31st, 2012
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After speaking on a panel about trying to find the best tech talent, I chatted with research fellow, Michael Schrage of MIT. Schrage had a very passionate response about giving money to employees as a...
- May 24th, 2012
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