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...
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...
by Alex Putman | May 31, 2010 | Crazy HR Stories, Human Resources
In all my years, personally and professionally, I have never had anything good follow the statement “I probably shouldn’t be telling you this…”. It’s kinda like a 10-year-old boy on his bicycle, in the back of a pickup truck, peddling towards and open tailgate...
by Alex Putman | Nov 4, 2009 | Creativity
What if I told you that every company should put a person under the age of 6 in charge of creativity? Don’t believe me, try this test. 1. Identify two groups; one group age 6 years or younger and one group age 18+ years old 2. Take a blank sheet of paper or...
