Social Media and Job Recruiting

05 July, 2010

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn. The future of recruiting is social.

Social media has revolutionized how corporations find the talent needed to build their brand and continue the success of their company. Social networking has totally changed the face of recruiting. Never before has talent deep in an organization been so accessible. The wide range of social media tools are becoming more critical to success than the traditional methods of recruitment advertising and sourcing.

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Bringing the Privileged Recent Graduate Back to Earth

28 June, 2010

Picture this. A new graduate from a top-notch school who has had fabulous internships at all the right big-name companies and is in the process of accepting a low-paying entry level position while having a major chip on his shoulder. This can be a Human Resource manager’s biggest nightmare and a potentially torturous experience for the department head!

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I’ve Graduated! Now What?

21 June, 2010

You have spent the last four years staying up late studying for finals and completing reports and presentations. You recently walked across that stage and received the sacred diploma, as your parents beamed from their seats below with pride. Your dorm room is packed, and you are back in your room at home surrounded by old posters you taped to your walls while in high school. Reality has sunk in. You are officially a grownup with student loans to be paid back. You need a job!

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