True or false: There’s still a healthy dose of fear about using social media in human capital management today. I’d answer this as true. I’ve seen human … Read more
The HR Technology Conundrum: Is It Helping or Hurting Us In Doing Our Jobs?
A common concern in the workplace is communication and how we utilize technology to facilitate it in a way that is useful to everyone. When I started in HR … Read more
The Growing Importance of Connecting and Staying Relevant
We only allow Internet access from 12-2 pm! We do not allow our employees to access Facebook! We have everything locked down! These were some of my … Read more
Jobvite Survey Finds Employer Branding (and Social Media) Are Both Pretty Big
Jobvite’s annual Recruiter Nation Survey is out this week. In its eighth year, the survey was conducted in July 2015 and completed by 1,404 recruiting and … Read more
Talent Acquisition Professionals: What U.S. Hiring Trends Mean for You
LinkedIn just released its 2015 Talent Trends report, compiling responses from more than 1,600 professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Here is a quick … Read more
A Reminder That There Are Big Limits to Employee Free Speech on Social Media
By Eric B. Meyer One of the finest employment-law bloggers, Daniel Schwartz, recently marked the eight-year anniversary of his Connecticut Employment Law … Read more
SHRM Survey: 2/3 of Companies Made Social Media Hires
Two-thirds of all companies have sourced new hires in the last year from social media. And, no surprise here, LinkedIn is the most popular site for making … Read more
The Most Buzzed-About Social Recruiting Posts of the Week
I’m a big believer in the power of social media for talent acquisition. Each month, I conduct a survey of the most successful recruiting content on the … Read more
Is Your Digital Strategy a Source of Pleasure or Pain?
Social media has created new and exciting ways for companies to interact with job seekers, but sometimes progress brings pain. With so many conduits for … Read more
LinkedIn Reports Strong Quarter; Recruitment Improvements Coming
In sharp contrast to the so-so financial results of the other publicly held careers publishers, LinkedIn today released numbers so far above expectations … Read more