It may not seem like your corporate brand would play a role in attracting candidates, but the two have more to do with each other than you may realize. If you want an ongoing line-up of qualified candidates for positions within your company, you need to focus on building your brand. Why does branding really matter? …
Social Media in HR
Why Technology Makes it Hard to Hire the Right People
Even those with a human resources master’s degree can be sidetracked by the amazing amount of information available concerning individual job candidates – found on the Internet. Not only will a simple Google search usually provide multiple pages of personal data, the well-traveled sites like LinkedIn and Facebook can keep a hiring manager busy all …
Should Your Organization be a Social Enterprise?
With more than half of all organizational HR professionals turning to some form of social media to network and connect with the public, should yours follow suit? A 2012 Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) report stated that 40 percent of all polled organizations have some type of social media policy in place, with 55 …
Social Media and Recruiting – Webinar August 29, 2012
Social media is being used by greater numbers of professional recruiters and Human Resource practioners than ever before. With one-seventh of the world’s population engaged in some form of social media, it makes sense that smart recruiters are tapping into the many tools available on social media – many of which are free to use. …
Top HR Articles for July 2012
As is the tradition of the HR Writer each month, we like to highlight the most influencial HR articles for the previous month. July featured many hot topics in human resources, including the recent Healthcare Reform ruling and FMLA guideline changes. It’s clear that many employment and benefit topics were on the minds of businesses worldwide. …
Tess C. Taylor Listed as a Top 100 HR Expert to Follow on Twitter for July 2012
Yesterday, I recieved the exciting honor of being named to Evan Carmichael’s July 2012 Top 100 Human Resources Experts to Follow on Twitter – moving from #48 last month to #28 for July! This completely made my day, my week, my month…because I do my best to share interesting and current news and articles on a …