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I have spent many years interviewing candidates, teaching interview techniques and picking apart interviews. Over the past few months, I really started breaking down the basics of what I look for when hiring someone. Most jobs require a tangible skill set as it relates to...
March 10, 2012
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Facebook, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Mobile Recruiting, Recruiting, SHRM-Atlanta, Social Networking, Social Recruiting, Social Strategy, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Twitter
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Orignal Post appeared on the SHRM-Atlanta blog
Did you know that there are over 1 billion (with a “B”) smart phone users globally? By 2015 smart phone usage will overtake desktops. Do you think this mobile explosion will have an impact on talent acquisition? Consider...
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In October I presented at the 2011 SHRM-Atlanta Annual conference on the topic of blogging. The biggest question; Why Blog? There are several reasons to blog and below is a list of benefits to being a blogger.
Engagement (being part of a conversation & dialogue via comments)
Tool to develop discussion around...
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Last week I had the opportunity to attend my first CES show in over a decade (thanks to my new employer) and all I can say is WOW!! There were tons of innovative products (20,000+ to be exact)! Thin is definatley in! Everything is getting smarter! Mobile is everywhere...
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April 1999 - August 2005: I was working for a great company and as the Talent Manager had spent 6.5 years building a 450+ person team! Like any company we had ups and downs, but there were a lot more ups!
September 2005: With great...
September 28, 2011
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Blogs, Facebook, G+, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Recruiting, Slideshare, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Recruiting, Social Strategy, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Twitter, YouTube
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alexputman
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Everywhere you turn you hear one buzz word; social! I am in the field of talent acquisition and companies are always looking for the fountain of candidates; that one place where strong candidates are abundant, java developers fall off of trees and the purple squirrels...
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If you Google the term "social media expert" you will find tons of posts and writings on the topic. I have met many so called "experts", several whom contribute to blogs and a few that have written papers and even books regarding this topic. I was recently...
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Logged into LinkedIn tonight and guess what I found...
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I recently heard the following comment about "improving" customer interaction and relationships "well it has worked for 25+ years, it should work the same way today. " "Why change it?" This got me to thinking, some things may work the same as 25 years ago (toilets, sinks and other...
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Albert Einstein said “Imagination is more important than knowledge”, as profound a statement as this is and as much as I agree, I have a confession. I read this profound statement in a bathroom while on vacation AND it was next to a copy of the Constitution.
Information is everywhere and...
