According to Jobvite’s most recent survey on how businesses use social media for recruiting, a whopping 89% of U.S. companies will use social networks for recruiting in 2011. While this includes things like posting jobs, it also includes researching potential candidates. I’ve recently seen a flurry of articles on this topic, specifically about the question…
I read a lot of business books. I’m always looking for suggestions on what to read, so I thought I’d provide my own, along with a bit about why I liked them. Sabrina Risley turned me on to a great author: Bob Burg. Bob has written several business books, but the first one I read…
I recently read a blog post by Lori Ruff on how to expand your LinkedIn network when moving to a new city. As I’ll be moving to Atlanta sometime next year, I found it very helpful…and decided to expand on this info in my blog. Whether you’re actually moving or just adding to your current…
It may sound a bit vain, but do you monitor your online reputation? More often than not, the “first impression” we now get of someone is what we read about them online. I have Google Alerts set to send me an email anytime my name appears anywhere on the Internet. They also recently release Me…
Searching and listening is an important part of keeping your finger on the pulse of your industry. But there is so much more to listening and searching than just search engines. The phrase Social Search is being tossed around as a buzzword since search engines aren’t always capturing what is being said about you, your…
