It's spring. Finally! Time for barbecuing in the park, colorful tulips and fresh-starts. A fresh-start can mean a lot of things, from finally throwing away the moldy pesto that's been hanging out in the back of your fridge, to starting a new job, to the beginning of True Blood season 4! But for those of us interested in social recruiting, a fresh-start means rethinking social media strategy, freshening up our Facebook employer branding, and True …
May 13
Spring Clean Your Facebook Employer Brand
Happy belated Mother’s Day! Moms are pretty great. They teach you things, give great hugs, and keep the human species from going extinct. And moms spend way too much time tidying up toys, diapers and sneakers randomly dumped around the house by their oblivious offspring. That’s probably why spring is not just about Mother’s Day brunch, but also about serious cleaning. And sadly, now that we are all grown up, we have to stay tidy …
May 8
Snoopify Your Social Recruiting
Everyone can use a little more awesome in their lives. Last week we wrote about great ways to improve your Facebook Talent Community by being more like Ryan Gosling, who is basically the epitome of awesome. This week, we’ll share some links to our favorite Ryan Gosling memes! Just kidding — that would be silly for a recruiting-themed blog to do. Instead, we’re going to share the link to this incredible new app that allows …
May 6
How to win candidates and influence talent
Ryan Gosling versus Robots : Epic Recruiting Battle
Unless you are Ryan Gosling, being charming is hard work. You have to brush your hair, make the right amount of eye contact, and refrain from telling terrible jokes, even if someone sets you up for a killer pun. Tricky stuff! Things get even trickier when networking online. Sure, you can skip the hair brushing and eye contact, but you still have to engage people. And without the assistance of intonation, facial expressions, and firm …
May 2
The Perfect Facebook Post
Infographic Time!
Oh that age old question: What makes a perfect Facebook post?! Alright, so it’s not exactly an age-old question, but it’s certainly a good one. Making your Facebook page engaging is a top priority for social recruiting. That’s why we spend so much time on this blog writing about Facebook best practices, but words can only help so much. Which is why sometimes you simply need to consult an Infographic. This picture’s definitely worth a …
May 1
Learn Like a Boss
Link Love #28 : The Magic of Podcasts
I am a university-educated North American in my late twenties. So I love and value three things over anything else: My iPad Hip coffee shops Instagram I also spend an inordinate amount of time taking photos of my coffee with said iPad to post on Instagram. Don’t judge me — choosing a filter that makes my image look cool-for-school is how I justify my arts “education”! Okay, now before this turns into a gen-Y bashing session, …
Apr 29
Facebook Talent Communities 101
.. and a Dutch lesson.
Today is the most important holiday in my new home, Utrecht. In fact, it’s the most important day in all of the Netherlands. It’s Queen’s Day, or Koninginnendag in Dutch. To an outsider, Queen’s Day sounds like any other boring statutory holiday. Well, at least to this Canadian it did. But, here in Utrecht, it is anything but. The Dutch are completely, utterly, head-over-heels in love with their queen. The royal colour orange is featured …
Apr 24
Breakin’ The Law! But it’s in the name of better social recruiting, so it’s cool.
Link Love #27: Inspired by Judas Priest
There are lots and lots and lots of rules. In recruiting, in HR, in social media. In life. Although we like to say that rules are meant to be broken, for the most part, they’re not. The rules are there to keep us safe from speeding cars, bad grammar, and to prevent us from alienating those around us. In general, the rules are there to keep us from becoming unpopular, well-spoken, and out of the hospital, but …
Apr 22
Your Facebook Community Is Calling
Let’s talk about community. No, not the show. Although that would be a lot of fun. Instead, we’re going to talk about your Facebook community. It will be just as engaging, I promise. Well… maybe not as engaging as that infamous chicken finger episode, but I’ll try my best! Last week we learned about online tribes. We learned what they are, how they work, and what they can teach us about running our own online …
Apr 17
Facebook Recruiting, Employer Branding and Resume Death.
Link Love #26 : Super.
The new Superman trailer is out and it’s dominating my news feed. The “Man of Steel” is taking up valuable real-estate that ought to be devoted to stories about the latest social media trends, Facebook Recruiting, and cat pictures. Doesn’t Mashable.com know that Superman is the most boring of the heroes, and that I have a very important Link Love to write!?! Apparently not. Superman is my least favorite hero. He is just too … …
