by Alex Putman | Oct 7, 2014 | Candidate Experience, Creativity, Employer Branding, Human Resources, Interview Tips, Job Search
When was the last time you deciphered a complete job description? Hiring managers, recruiters and HR folks, do you study the posting specifications prior to the cut and paster that undoubtably will flood your inbox with applicants? Insert yourself into the...
by Alex Putman | Aug 31, 2014 | Human Resources
The year was 1895 and the first movie was shown to a mass audience in Paris, France (I am certain your first thought was Paris, Texas). Around the time of the Great Depression, the first televisions begin appearing in U.S. homes and by 1981 MTV premiered with...
by Alex Putman | Jul 7, 2014 | Talent Acquisition
The top 3 hiring sources for most organizations are; Employee Referrals (24.5%), Career Pages (23.4%) and Job Boards (18.1%) *source CareerXRoads According to my iPhone calculator that accounts for 66% of hires. Guess what? You don’t need a “talent...
by Alex Putman | May 11, 2014 | Blogs, Candidate Experience, Employer Branding, Facebook, G+, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Social Networking, Social Strategy, Talent Branding, YouTube
One of these days I am going to take a camera crew and just walk into a company and ask “tell me your story”. Every company, like every person has a story to tell. In the business of employer branding we want to tell a compelling story that reaches a...
by Alex Putman | Dec 15, 2013 | Big Data, Candidate Experience, Creativity, Employer Branding, Human Resources, Mobile, Social Media, Talent Acquisition, Talent Branding, Talent Community
Employer branding is one of the hottest recruiting trends of 2014. The term seems to be on the tongue of many C-level HR leaders but my question is “will companies truly build employer brand equity or will this be just a hot phrase for 2014”? Below are...
