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We have a new VP of HR who wants us to use social media for recruiting. However, the rest of the Executive Team is not onboard. Does anyone have a business case and/or strategic plan they would be wil
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posted at 8/31/2011 4:05 AM EDT
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We have a new VP of HR who wants us to use social media for recruiting. However, the rest of the Executive Team is not onboard. Does anyone have a business case and/or strategic plan they would be willing to share?
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posted at 8/31/2011 4:13 AM EDT
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Yep, Social Media recruiting is a buzz-word for some executives, mainly because they see it as no-cost I suspect. I have used Linked-In locate candidates with specific skill sets or in specific companies.
Once I read that a local company was having a RIF, so I searched LinkedIn for people in the company who had skill sets I could use. |
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posted at 8/31/2011 6:20 AM EDT
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It's not just the latest buzz-word, it's one of the most effective new recruiting tools around. In addition to job posting functions, it's also great for:
* employer branding * creating candidate pipelines * online job fairs * sourcing passive candidates And of course, it's free! We somehwat skeptically started using social media for recruiting almost a year ago and now that's almost the only way we recruit. It's been a great and very rewarding experience. |
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posted at 8/31/2011 6:23 AM EDT
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In addition, keep in mind that most/all of your competitors are probably already doing this. Even though I'm not looking for a new job myself, I get calls every week from recruiters mining LinkedIn for candidates. This tells me that what we're doing is pretty commonplace. |
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posted at 8/31/2011 6:47 AM EDT
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Our corporate office has a Facebook page that we all (branch offices included) use regularly and with some measure of success. It is used as a recruitment tool as well as PR for our company-we offer tips on different topics, from keeping cool while working in the heat to how temporary staffing works. The majority of our business in this economy has turned to industrial/manufacturing work, so even if our prospective employees aren't on Facebook, someone who knows someone who is looking is and passes the word on from there. |
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posted at 9/8/2011 6:24 AM EDT
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I have presented several times to area HR Professionals on the benefits and use of Social Media and now have a presentation set for job seekers. A great read on the importance and how to get started is Jeffrey Gitomer's Social Boom. Tell your leadership team if they are not doing it, your competition is. |
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posted at 9/8/2011 9:16 AM EDT
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I encourage you to read posts from Lee Aase, particularly his 35 Social Media Theses (http://social-media-university-global.org/35-social-media-theses/). He also has a link on his page on the topic of Facebook for Business. Lee works for the Mayo Clinic as director of its Center for Social Media. |
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posted at 9/8/2011 10:14 AM EDT
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Here is a great article from the NYT about some of the concerns regarding recruiting via social media: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/technology/social-media-history-becomes-a-new-job-hurdle.html?_r=4 |
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posted at 9/9/2011 7:43 AM EDT
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I have written a number of blog posts that address the use of social media in recruiting. Here are links to two in particular that might be useful:
http://tiny.cc/SocialRecruiting101 http://tiny.cc/SMinOrgsITMpost Courtney Hunt Founder, Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) Community Founder, Global Center for Digital Era Leadership (GCDEL) |
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