by Alex Putman | Feb 17, 2011 | Career Advice, Crazy HR Stories, Human Resources, Sales
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Several years ago a sales friend was talking to a new client about placing contract employees. The hiring manager began discussing his experiences with contract employees and told one crazy story. It seems that he hired a...
by Alex Putman | Feb 6, 2011 | Human Resources, Social Media, Social Networking, social t-rex, socialtrex, Twitter
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Several weeks ago I was on Twitter and my 7-year-old daughter walks in. She said “Daddy, are you on twitter again”? I asked, “what do you know about twitter”? Her response was a simple “I...
by Alex Putman | Jan 8, 2011 | Human Resources, Interview Tips, Social Media, Social Networking, YouTube
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] How do you use YouTube to engage your networks? Video may be one of the most personal ways to engage due the visual nature of people. A picture is worth a thousand words, so how much is video worth? One of the most...
by Alex Putman | Dec 18, 2010 | Human Resources, LinkedIn, Slideshare, Social Media, Social Networking
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Communities, Tribes, Social Networks; whatever term you use to describe “your peops” most people fall short on the most important thing in social media: Engagement! In this post I want to discuss how to best...
by Alex Putman | Nov 27, 2010 | Facebook, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Recruiting, Social Media, Social Networking, Talent Management, Twitter, YouTube
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Many people (talent acquisition and human resources professionals) think of themselves as social media experts because they have a Facebook and/or a LinkedIn account. They update their status and even place job post (with...
by Alex Putman | Oct 28, 2010 | Human Resources, Job Search, LinkedIn, Resume
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Remember the days of sending your resume via snail mail. You purchased the perfect stock of paper and envelope, addressed it ever so carefully, bought a….ugh…what’s that sticky thing called, oh yeah, a...
