Does it? I was having a conversation with this blogger the other day, and I left it with the impression that sometimes recruiters feel a degree of inadequacy if they source from one source versus another. That maybe a higher weight of value is put on the hard to find candidate. Is there shame in saying you found someone on …
Will Using Social Media in Your HR Strategy Open You Up to Self-Absorbed Whiners?
The XXX Olympics (I snicker every time I type that. Should I use the number 30 instead?) has been running for the last week and there have been some high points and low points. The NBC coverage – both real-time and prime-time has been difficult to manage and some of the connectorati have voiced their outrage at how crappy some …
Say My Name, Say My Name…
My boss was stunned recently because while we were reviewing candidates (online of course because that’s the perk of being virtual) he saw the number of messages I have in my LinkedIn mailbox. It was at 179. I told him to relax, it’d been at 254 when I started the day and I was weeding through them all…slowly but surely. …
A Sourcer Speaks…
So are your colleagues difficult to get a hold of? HR candidates MIA? Getting more emails with “out of office” on them than actual responses? Well, it’s conference time and I am on this party train! There are a lot of conferences and events to choose from. I’m partial to anything local to the DMV, we are fortunate to have …
So you want to use LinkedIn…but you don’t want to get fired…what do you do?
Recruiting can be a dangerous place…judgments can abound. I’ve written before about past responsibilities I’ve had as a sourcer. During telecom’s peak in 2000, my company proactively searched job boards to retain staff that were testing the waters for new careers. That was a time when a candidate could post a resume and within 24 hours be interviewing or on …
A Question for Linkedin Aficionados – Oh and HR Folks Too…
There was a time when competence was a necessary evil for doing your job. I remember a day when my boss actually expected me to know how to write a proposal. He/She wanted me to understand the ins and outs of designing reward and recognition programs. I was actually held accountable for learning my craft and understanding how what I …