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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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Job Seekers: Do What Matters!

October 18, 2011 by Margo Rose

As you traverse the rocky road of job hunting, remember this–do what counts. In the final analysis, that is all that really matters.  If all you do is job seek without regard for your chosen path, you might find yourself disillusioned.  Joseph Campbell used to say, “follow your bliss.”  That’s hard advice to take when [...]

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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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Best of #HFChat: April – May 2011

July 2, 2011 by Tom Bolt

The title “Best of…” may be a little ambiguous, because this is the first attempt to filter multiple #HFChat sessions into a single stream. To whittle down the massive data from the entire compilation of tweets, some arbitrary rules had to be applied. For the most part, replies and retweets were deleted leaving only the [...]

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No Formal #HFChat Program for July 1

June 30, 2011 by Margo Rose

A job search should never take a break. It is a full-time job to look for a job, but it also means finding balance to keep things in perspective. This means using holiday time for relaxation and fun with family and friends. As our experts have advised in previous chat sessions, holidays can also be [...]

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Linkedin: Moving Your Career Forward With Neal Schaffer Next On #HFChat

June 3, 2011 by Margo Rose

Join us 6-3 for another exciting #HFChat on Twitter. Move your career forward on Linkedin.  Neal Schaffer will show you how.  Neal is the author of  ”The Windmill Approach To Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing Linkedin.”  I met Neal on Twitter a few years ago, and have been excited about his approach to Linkedin ever [...]

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The Truth About “New” Linkedin: How To Get In The Door!

May 29, 2011 by Margo Rose

Adam Eisenstein,  from McGraw Hill wrote this article, and it really caught my eye.  As the dust settles after the major Linkedin rally, what will happen next, and what will this mean for job search candidates?  This week HFChat will have Neal Schaffer, author of Windmill networking to discuss the power of Linkedin with our [...]

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