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Next on #HFChat: Referral Hiring

January 17, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Regular visitors to our Friday Twitter chat sessions have heard this fact stated over and over: Corporate recruiters agree that employee referrals are one of the best sources of viable candidates because they come with a built-in reference check. Statistics on the source-of-hire for new employees confirm that this is usually one of the largest [...]

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#HFChat Transcript for Friday, January 13, 2012

January 13, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Ask anyone who knows about social media, hiring and recruiting and they will point to Sodexo as a company that has set the example for others to follow. They have not only led the way to discover the company benefits of their external presence online they have also looked inward with the same approach. There [...]

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Facebook, Job Search, And Your Career

December 17, 2011 by Margo Rose

Facebook, Job Search, and You!   How many of you have considered using Facebook to boost your job search?  Today, we discussed just that.  There were so many great thoughts, I would like to share a few with you.  Here’s a new job search bumper sticker: friends help friends find jobs.  So, it’s logical that [...]

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Next On #HFChat–BranchOut Asks: Are You Leveraging Facebook In Your Job Search?

December 15, 2011 by Margo Rose

It is our pleasure to welcome the great folks at Branch Out as our host of HireFriday’s #HFChat.  You’ll be greeted by Alison Hillman from Branch Out. We’ll be discussing innovative ways to use Facebook, and Mobile Apps to land your next job.  Here’s our for tomorrow’s chat:   1)  How are you using Facebook [...]

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Vote For This Panel Of HR & Social Media Specialists To Present At #SXSW Today (Please)

August 23, 2011 by Margo Rose

Vote for this panel of HR Specialists SXSW Panel Picker 2012   In the past, the only time HR got involved with web 2.0 was to Google candidates before they hired them to look for dirt. Now, leading-edge companies are actively encouraging their employees to be digital ambassadors, engaging talent and branding themselves as employers [...]

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Vote for this panel of HR Specialists SXSW Panel Picker 2012

August 19, 2011 by Margo Rose

In the past, the only time HR got involved with web 2.0 was to Google candidates before they hired them to look for dirt. Now, leading-edge companies are actively encouraging their employees to be digital ambassadors, engaging talent and branding themselves as employers in the digital sphere. Job seekers are leveraging social networks to make [...]

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I Found My Job On Twitter: SXSW Panel Please Vote For Us Today

August 16, 2011 by Margo Rose

Our SXSW panel, “I found my job through Twitter,” promises to be sizzling but I need your help, I need your vote. Do you love SXSW and HireFriday? Here’s your chance to vote that we get a voice in the next SXSW conference. The panel, organized by Adam Eisenstein from McGraw Hill will include Adam, [...]

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Finding The Frontline of Hiring & Closing The Deal: Next on #HFChat w/@Chandlee

March 17, 2011 by Margo Rose

Chandlee Bryan is one of my favorite Career Development Executives.  She’s the co-author of The Twitter Jo Search Guide, and is one of the finest coaches in the U.S.  Tomorrow’s topic will help you “think like a recruiter.”  We will discuss how to find the frontline of hiring, how to source jobs like a recruiter [...]

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Job Candidate @Ed_Han’s HireFriday Success Story-What #HireFriday Means To Me

March 16, 2011 by Margo Rose

Ed Han is one of the volunteer leaders in our HireFriday Community.  I’ve known Ed for almost a year, and in that time I’ve been impressed by his skill as a writer, a public relations professional, and as a compassionate human being.  I just love Ed, and I you will too.  Here is his story. [...]

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The Invisible Candidate

March 1, 2011 by fishdogs

Post written by Margo Rose The Invisible Candidate In the recruiting space, there are active candidates. There are passive candidates.  There are invisible candidates. The invisible candidate may not be the A player that one poaches from the fortune 500 company, and places into another fortune 500 company. The invisible candidate might just be the [...]

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