Good Time
Topics: HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Social Recruiting, Social Software,
by John Sumser
It’s hard to have great conversations in social media. What I’m noticing is that very little social technology is actually social. Mostly it’s about the collection and distribution of data. That’s not inherently bad. It’s just that the present and future have so much more to offer.
The pre-order period closed yesterday for the new HRxAnalysts report The 2012 Index of Social Technology in HR & Recruiting. Thanks for your orders (see end of this post for how you can take part in our new report bundle detailed below). New: Today we’re announcing a new pre-order report bundle for $695 that saves […]
091111 Five Must Reads
Topics: Daily Links, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, Social Recruiting, Social Software,
by John Sumser
091111 Five Must Reads (and a Bonus) 21 Secrets Your Customer Service Reps Would Never Share (until now) It’s ridiculously hard to explain what conversation really means. The corporate managerial mindset is so used to one way (unidirectional) communications that it is nearly impossible to cause actual listening to happen. This piece showcases something you […]
This short piece appeared on the interbiznet website in 1996 as an introduction to the then forthcoming 1997 Electronic Recruiting Index. It was a part of a chapter on great website design. There was little else available on website design principles at the time. I’m pretty sure it was the first mention of “authenticity” as […]
090526 #SocialRecruiting Links
Topics: All, Daily Links, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, Social Recruiting, Social Software, Sourcing,
by John Sumser
Thought For the Day: Sourcing is not social. Using social tools for sourcing is not social. Networking is social. That involves communicating with other people. Social Recruiting and Your Job Search The dos and don’ts for candidates. Quotes David MAnaster . Light on the “How to be social” part of social recruiting. The Future of […]
090429 #Socialmedia Links
Topics: All, Daily Links, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, Social Recruiting, Social Software,
by John Sumser
Thought For The Day:It’s entirely possible that Twitter is an echo chamber that makes adequate assessment impossible. What then? Will we look back and say that the downturn was so terrifying that we lost our minds and acted like twits. 60% Of Twitter Users Quit After A Month …hard to imagine this is good for […]
Translate to Tweet
Topics: All, Industry Analysis, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, Social Recruiting, Social Software,
by John Sumser
Translating to Tweet (April 23, 2009) I’m learning a great deal about Facebook and Twitter. They are both dynamic information distribution environments. Each day, I pump out a flow of 15 or so items. Bill Kutik calls it “the cell phone news.” Twitter’s format requires you to become adept at writing fortunes for fortune cookies. […]
Best Buy
Topics: All, Futures, Industry Analysis, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Social Software,
by John Sumser
Best Buy (April 16, 2009) In my conversations with Josh Kahn, it became apparent that Best Buy is doing something really different. Over and over again, I asked him if it felt like being at “Ground Zero”, if he could think of any other company who was organizing along the same lines. While he pointed […]
Josh Kahn
Topics: All, Employment Branding, HR Influencers, Industry Analysis, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Recruiting Strategy, Social Recruiting, Social Software,
by John Sumser
Josh Kahn (April 15, 2009) I’ve been getting to know Josh Kahn for a couple of years now. We met through the Recruiting Roadshow®.He generously navigates the Bet Buy decision matrix to support the Minnesota Recruiters events which are held there. The first Recruiting Roadshow® was held in the hallowed halls of Best Buy. It became, […]
Buzzword Parade
Topics: All, Applicant Tracking Systems, Industry Analysis, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, Social Software, Sourcing,
by John Sumser
Buzzword Parade (April 14, 2009) I was talking with a colleague about the buzzword problem in HR Technology. Most of HR is discussed in a jargon that has been slowly evolving since the first Personnel Departments emerged during the depression. The language of job descriptions, merit increases, conflict management, skills and personality assessment all require […]
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