A rapidly changing legal landscape is making the application, interview and screening processes increasingly complicated – and potentially dangerous for … Read more
The Legal Risks of Accessing an Employee’s Facebook Account
By Eric B. Meyer There are 11 states with social media workplace privacy laws making it illegal for an employer to require that an employee or applicant … Read more
Here’s Some Help to Get You Started Sourcing On Facebook
Puzzled about how to use Facebook to proactively find candidates? The social networking site — the world’s largest — has thoughtfully … Read more
Recruiting “Trends” That Are Not Trends At All
I keep seeing articles about the “Hottest Trends in Recruiting” that are, in reality, of little value to the recruiting community. These articles list … Read more
Top 10 Tips for Your Organization’s Social Media Policy
By Jennifer Neumann Companies may wonder why their social media policies are a cause for concern. What is wrong with a company prohibiting its employees … Read more
5 Important Ways Social Media Can Go Mobile in the Workplace
The immense proliferation of mobile devices combined with the permanence of social media in our lives means that more social media users than ever before … Read more
The Brain Drain: Using Technology to Capture Retiring Boomer Knowledge
The Baby Boomer generation has experienced some of the most drastic changes to how we conduct business that the world has ever seen. Among them: … Read more
Armed & Dangerous: Handling Disgruntled Workers Packing Smartphones
Ever have a job where you felt picked-on, intimidated, harassed, and micro-managed by a tyrant boss? Most of us can recall working for a real jerk at some … Read more
So Many Are Doing So Much That’s Wrong In 140 Characters
Even though I pledged to spend more time on Google+ back in February, I felt that it is almost completely dead as far the staffing industry is concerned. … Read more
Courts Find That Tagged Facebook Photos Are Fair Game in Legal Actions
By Eric B. Meyer More litigants are requesting that their adversaries produce social media evidence in legal actions. Often this information is reasonably … Read more