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Is it okay to use Facebook to screen applicants?

Facebook is back in the news. And guess what? The stories have to do with privacy. (So what else is new?) But this time the shoe is on the other…

Recommended Reading: Social Recruiting Soars, Apple Grows Jobs

Social Recruiting Propels Employer of Choice Image If your company is not using or is under-utilizing social media, you are missing out on a huge opportunity to reach potential…

Pros and Cons of Using Social Media for Sourcing Candidates

Unemployment remains high. Many among those newly employed have been hired on a temporary basis only. There is, it seems, no shortage of candidates applying for available jobs. Human resource…

Why Facebook Pages Don’t Work for Recruiting

“What do you think about using Facebook for recruiting?” is a question I now hear several times a day. The individual asking me the question is hoping that I…

Recommended Reading List – Assessments, Helicopter Parents, Twitter & More

Expanding the Use of Assessments Best-in-class organizations are using assessments not only to understand the skills and traits employees have today, but also their capacity to grow. Read…

9 of the Best Workforce Predictions for 2012

Having reviewed nearly two dozen different articles predicting what employers can expect to face in 2012, I’ve come up with nine of the best workforce predictions for 2012…

Where the Workplace Ends and Social Media Begins

With the ever-growing popularity of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, companies have been forced to struggle with a difficult issue: where to draw the line between…

5 Things Employers Can Do To Simplify (and Improve) Recruiting

With the national unemployment rate hovering around 9 percent, so many people are looking for work that a resu-mess has been created that floods inboxes and cripples applicant processing…

Want a Job? 5 Steps to Personal Branding

No matter what the season or economic stimulus, the unemployed and underemployed worker is struggling to find work.  That’s grim news for many people looking for work or a…

New Video: How To Use Social Media for Job Search and Recruitment

For the second straight year, I had the privilege and pleasure of being a panelist at the Harrisburg University Social Media Summit (September 14, 2011). Like last year, the event…