Social Media

US Bill Would Make Employer Requests for Facebook Access Illegal

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Protecting Employee Facebook & Social Network Privacy The American public went gaga in March of this year after the media reported a growing trend by employers who are requesting Facebook password and user ID access during their hiring and interview process. These requests for special access to social networks not only are an invasion [...]

May 8, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Media in the C-Suite. Train Executives with Reverse Mentoring

by Lisa Bonner

Need Buy in From Your Executive Team on Social Media? Do your senior executives’ eyes glaze over when you talk about using social media to drive branding and market share? Are they leery of the benefits? Prefer to interact face-to-face than key-board-to-keyboard? Or afraid to admit they don’t get it or understand it? That’s the [...]

May 7, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Great Divide: Adapting to a Digitally Diverse Audience

by Autumn McReynolds

Diverse Audience Among Digital Natives Know your audience. This phrase has been drilled into the heads of marketers and content creators since the beginning of marketing and content creation. And while your mind may immediately jump to a consumer audience, the reality is that recruitment marketers must be in-tune with their job seeker [...]

May 3, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Systemize, Organize, Colorize: The Loss in Going Green

by Ray_anne

I miss color-coding I still color code my clothing… All my blouses, skirts, and dresses hang in my closet according to color and length of sleeve, leg, or skirt. It works out well for me. But, I love and miss file folders in all different colors, I miss having a reason to use my 36 [...]

April 25, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What the bleep is a Talent Community?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Check out this Thursday’s free webinar at 11 AM CST, “What the <bleep> is a Talent Community?” Participants are eligible for HRCI recertification credits. Not able to attend? We also offer free webinars on demand. What the Heck is a Talent Community? There are buzz words that happen in any industry and recruiting and [...]

April 24, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Embracing Mobile, Evolving Technology, & Generation C

by Autumn McReynolds

The Year of Mobile Courtesy of Generation C We’ve all heard it: 2011 was the year of social, 2012 is the year of mobile for human resources for recruiting, and for everything… okay, okay, we get it. But aside from the fact that the number of mobile devices will soon be greater than the [...]

April 19, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

56% Employees Won’t Work at Company Who Blocks Social Media

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Facebook & Internet Access Key to Employee Productivity Many of you know that I’ve long been a proponent of allowing employees access to Facebook at work. Because companies who block access to these social networking sites only force employees to become more creative in how they access their social network either through using proxies or [...]

April 17, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Network Drives Workplace Innovation & Productivity

by Lisa Bonner

Corporate Social Media as Collaboration Alternative Companies are challenged to create and execute a strategy to facilitate knowledge sharing across the enterprise. Email, a 50-year old technology, is a one-way communication tool and an inefficient way to collaborate. Executives have approved millions of shareholder capital for digital infrastructure, talent and processes; but many are [...]

April 9, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Strategies to Hire for Diversity with Mobile

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Diversity Strategies for Workplace Diversity This last couple weeks I’ve been working on a 15 page paper for a Wiley publication that I was asked to write about human resources, mobile, social media, and technology. I’m not going to lie it was challenging getting back to the mindset of writing longer articles like I [...]

April 5, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Updated David vs. Goliath. Someone’s Hijacking My Twitter Stream

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

**Updated at 4/3/2012 at bottom of post. New details so read below. Help! My Brand Has Been Hijacked On Twitter A couple weeks ago while at SXSW, I was sitting in a panel session minding my own business and enjoying one of my favorite conferences of the year, SXSW. In fact, I’ve been planning and [...]

March 28, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Automation vs. Organic & Real: what do we lose?

by Ray_anne

Satisfy, Justify, Mystify You’ve probably heard of Spotify. I have it on my iPhone, laptop, and all three of my desktops. I love it. It has changed the way I select, play, and listen to music. If you haven’t yet checked it out, you should. A new world of free music is just a click [...]

March 27, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Mistakes to AVOID when Implementing Internal Collaboration Tool

by Lisa Bonner

Pitfalls of An Employee Collaboration Tool The workplace is evolving to embrace social media. A recent study of U.S. based employers by Gagen MacDonald revealed that companies are leveraging internal social media (ISM) to communicate and drive business. Employees reported: 58% would prefer to work at a company that uses ISM 86% would refer others [...]

March 26, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Pocket Guide: How to Recruit on Twitter #infographic

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

How to Recruit on Twitter and ERE Expo 2012 Last week I served as a panelist for a webinar hosted by Recruiting Trends discussing how to recruit and engage candidates on Twitter. It was a great session, and I picked up some new tips and tricks when it comes to all things Twitter. In [...]

March 22, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Dear Potential Employer, Please Access My Social Network

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

*Updated * Learn more about the move to create a job seeker social media privacy bill in California below . . . Background Checks for Hiring & Screening on Facebook Free online background checks sound great to employers, but not when it tramples employee rights. Unfortunately, that is a new trend in that is happening [...]

March 21, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

I’m a Consultant. Not Your Pimp.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

I just wanted to make that clear to the blogosphere. As my web traffic, blog readers, and social media followers have increased, I’ve been receiving a new type of request, and they are the type of request that I didn’t expect as an HR consultant. Nope, get your mind out of the gutter. The constant [...]