by Alex Putman | Mar 10, 2012 | Facebook, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Mobile Recruiting, Recruiting, SHRM-Atlanta, Social Networking, Social Recruiting, Social Strategy, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Twitter
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] 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...
by Alex Putman | Sep 28, 2011 | Blogs, Facebook, G+, Human Resources, LinkedIn, Recruiting, Slideshare, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Recruiting, Social Strategy, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Twitter, YouTube
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] 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...
by Alex Putman | Jun 16, 2011 | Creativity, Human Resources, Mobile, Mobile Recruiting, Recruiting, Social Media
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] 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...
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 | 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 9, 2010 | Candidate Experience, Career Advice, Human Resources, Interview Tips, Job Search, Recruiting, Search Tips, Talent Management
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Interviews! Stressful, uncertainty, informational….what words come to your mind! I want to give you a glimpse into the mind of the employer. Typically you have a few people/layers to make it through when interviewing....