Social Media Policy Resources

The links assembled here on social media policy will help you understand the latest and most important areas of using social media in your hiring process.
 

News From the Front (LinkedIn TalentConnect)

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
By the time you read this, the embargo will have passed and Linkedin will have announced its new product releases. Besides a new version of the Recruiter product with 50 ish improvements, the company is launching four new services
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Five Links: Measures

In the Nick of Real Time “Pandora’s box has been opened. It can’t be closed. Brands are racing to capture as many fans as possible in as many social media channels as possible. It’s not enough for brands to capture and connect with these consumers, without the expectation of one good turn deserving another. It […]
 

Employment is Different in Canada

Topics: HRExaminer, Uncategorized, by Heather Bussing
by Stuart E. Rudner I am an HR Lawyer in Canada, but have worked with many clients that are U.S.-based. Because our two countries are similar in so many ways, many employers assume that the HR laws are also similar. Unfortunately, that is not the case. U.S. employers that adopt the same HR policies and […]
 

When Tech Is Not the Answer

Topics: Heather Bussing, HR Technology, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
Word makes me want to scream and throw things. Big things. How does such counter-intuitive, needlessly complicated crap become the program everyone uses?
 

HRExaminer v.3.40

“In a recent study, the CareerXRoads team (Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler) uncovered some startling data. It turns out that while the industry buzz is all about passive candidates, we hire active candidates nearly eighty percent of the time.”
 

Five Links: Big Data, War for Talent

Topics: Daily Links, Futures, John Sumser, by John Sumser
How Google Builds Its Maps – And What it Means for the Future of Everything. Read this to undestand what your big data future looks like. The secret isn’t information savvy, it’s being willing to commit actual human beings to massage the data.
 

People Aggregators: Candidate Mining

In a recent study, the CareerXRoads team uncovered some startling data. It turns out that while the industry buzz is all about passive candidates, we hire active candidates nearly eighty percent of the time
 

Gamification Fundamentals 1

By the age of 21, the average American young person has spent over 10,000 hours playing computer and video games. That is almost exactly the same amount of time an American student spends in the classroom from 5th Grade though High School Graduation
 

Us v. Them

Topics: Editorial Advisory Board, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
The moment you frame the issue Us v. Them, you eliminate the solution. At least all the interesting ones. Us v. Them requires people to take sides. Once people take sides, they get attached to their position.