By Eric B. Meyer Last week, Jon Hyman at the Ohio Employer Law Blog was on point with this good post discussing a recent National Labor Relations Board … Read more
Yes, It IS Ridiculous (and Bad Business) To Ask For Social Media Passwords
I had a hard time getting through attorney William Nolan’s TLNT post yesterday about how it isn’t ridiculous to ask applicants for social media passwords. … Read more
Maryland Is First State to Ban Asking For Employee Facebook Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer And the first state to ban asking for employee Facebook passwords is … Maryland. (Now if only they would do something about this). … Read more
Lies, Damn Lies and Social Network Statistics
Did you hear? Pinterest is more popular than LinkedIn. And by popular, we mean by traffic, not by number of members. It might be better for driving revenue … Read more
Social Media Trends: For HR — and For Organizational Transformation
Deloitte recently published its 2012 Human Capital Trends Report. The report highlights trends that are driving HR organizations to make leaps in … Read more
You Can’t “Recruit Socially” Using LinkedIn? Who Cares?
Very few things ruffle my feathers. I’m easy like Sunday morning. But the debate over whether or not LinkedIn is a social network (or that if someone … Read more
Yes, Sourcing Tools Matter
Across the street from my place, there is a large park I like to walk through when it is nice. Beside the tall trees, there is also a large, green field. … Read more
Is Facebook Finally Getting Serious About Its Search Function?
One of the biggest frustrations for recruiters and HR pros has to be the walled garden that is Facebook. While its people search capability being called … Read more
Social Sourcing And Boundaries
In case you’ve been in a cave the past week, you’ve probably heard of this story: man applies for job, goes to an interview and is asked for … Read more
Why Employers Really DON’T Want Employee Facebook Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer Relax! Businesses don’t want employee Facebook passwords. But, if you think they do — maybe you read this article last week … Read more