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Video & Download — Mobile: The Next Big Thing in HR & Recruiting

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 10:45 AM PDT

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Maybe you tuned in for the webinar today titled, "Mobile: The Next Big Thing in HR & Recruiting," but if you didn't that's okay too. I will have the webinar available to watch later today. In the meantime, take a look at the slidedeck from our session. You can download it and share with your friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Video of the entire presentation is included at the bottom of this blog post. The really great news is that the all viewers of the webinar can receive 1 Strategic HRCI recertification credit. Recertification information is listed at the end of the presentation.
For those of you who aren't familiar with our session, we just wrapped up with a stellar line up of mobile experts as well as recruiting and human resources industry professionals who understand how to use mobile tools to engage employees, fill jobs, and improve corporate communication.
If you missed the event, here's a description and information about our panelists.

Learn all about mobile and how it is being used in Human Resources, Recruitment, Employee Engagement. Our session leaders will discuss mobile basics and success stories from this new and emerging industry. Learn the secrets to effectively using mobile, texting, and QR Codes in addition to your social media and engagement campaigns. This webinar is approved for 1 Strategic HRCI recertification credit.

WEBINAR FEATURES EXPERTS ON MOBILE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND RECRUITMENT:

Ron Cariker, (@7mediagroup) is the CEO and Founder of mobile company, 7 Media Group

Rayanne Thorn, (@ray_anne) Marketing Director for Broadbean and contributor at Blogging4Jobs. Check out her LinkedIn.

Jessica Miller-Merrell, (@blogging4jobs) known as Blogging4Jobs and CEO of Xceptional HR

Our esteemed panel will share mobile best practices for HR pros as well as recruiters and organizations to engage, and establish relationships with current, future, and past employees. You can follow along on Twitter with the hash tag #hrsolutions. Webinar attendees will receive pdf copies of the presentation available after the session via email.
Don't forget to download a copy of the slide deck and see the video below. It was a great session. Of course as always, you can learn more about mobile and social media strategies for the human capital industry by visiting ToolBox HR. Be on the lookout for more blogs and videos in the coming weeks focusing on Mobile HR and Recruiting using text messaging, apps, and other mobile recruitment and communication strategies.

The Anatomy of a Tweetbag

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 09:01 AM PDT

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Tweetbag, as in a total douchebag on Twitter. These tweetbags are lurking everywhere. Spamming you with information, misinformation, automatic DMs, and 140 character filled messages that boggle the mind, “Why in the world would anyone say that on Twitter?”
Truth is at some point, we are all tweetbags on Twitter. Maybe your message isn’t a person’s cup of tea, they’re having a bad day, or are offended. It happens and even with the best of intentions. Twitter, like most social media is user generated content. This content is real time and comes directly from the user without any customization or often thought towards its intended audience if there is one. Sometimes tweets are just random conversation, thoughts, and generalizations where the tweet receiver makes assumptions without any context.
I’m the first to admit I’ve had my share of tweetbag moments. Maybe like the time I tweeted to the world that I believed all public and business restrooms should contain a baby changing table and strapable toddler chair, men and women’s restrooms included. On the surface, this tweet sounds pretty mundane. And I am a mother. What I didn’t mention that I posted this tweet during a book signing at a coffee shop I was hosting.
Five minutes after tweeting, the barista kindly handed me the phone. The coffee shop owner was on the other line, and he was not happy. He happened to be following my Twitter stream likely since my book is about Twitter. Granted his restrooms did not have changing tables or chairs, but that didn’t mean I needed to publicly tweet about it.
I quickly apologized. It was a tweetbag moment. The tweet wasn’t meant for him. Nevermind the fact that I had not even set foot in the restrooms and wasn’t meaning his establishment per say. It was a blanket statement I felt compelled to tweet after a conversation with a friend who had attended my book signing. Open mouth and insert foot. Major tweetbag moment.
Often times the user disseminating the information is not even aware that their post or message is interpreted, and so it is up to receiver of said message to kindly deliver their interpretation. Perhaps via tweet, direct message, email, in person, or even by phone. We’ve all had our tweetbag moments just like we’ve all made mistakes in business and in life. What’s important is to live and learn through those experiences both online as well as off.
I’ll proudly call myself a tweetbag because it means that I’m learning, growing, and evolving. And that’s an important quality to have as a human being, a wife, a friend, a mother, and an entrepreneur.
Share your tweetbag moment. What happened and how did you learn from it? I’m proud to be a certified tweetbag; so proud that I created a Certified Tweetbag t-shirt on Zazzle.

The Examined Life of a Recruiter

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 04:29 AM PDT

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” -Socrates
Recruiters live examined lives while always in pursuit of the truth. There should really be a show about these men and women who strive to gain knowledge and not only source great candidates but weed out the bad ones. Seekers of Certainty. It could be called The Trenches or maybe TopRecruiter with a Hawaii 5-O type theme…
Every conversation held, every interview completed should be an opportunity to further understand the minds of clients, job seekers, colleagues, partners. It is easy to get lost in a sea of bond paper and PDF wave after WordDoc swell or caught in a nightmare where giant résumés eat their young and possibly a recruiter or two. That giant résumé represents a name, a face, a mind, and body. It is not Candidate #24601, clad with ball and chain, whom you summon to your room of questioning. Too many get tangled in the web where losing curiosity costs the joy of this job. Seek details and love the seeking. Hunt the right fit and cherish the hunt. Search for classic commonalities and delightful differences among those who cross your path and cast a shadow in your virtual realm.
Living in a time where the screening of calls and networking bombardment greets each day can try even the patience of a dead horse. Get a grip on the keys essential to each and every assignment. Don’t let the big one get away because a callous nature was allowed at your table. The interesting thing about this business is that every conversation held today has the potential to build tomorrow’s house. This candidate might not be right for that job but the req that comes in next week might prove the perfect fit. And here’s a McNugget for you: Not only can a golden candidate become a golden client – but so can the bronze one. Catch the gold that falls through the cracks; it might be your bread and butter tomorrow.
I have experienced this myself in past recruitments and my own business transactions and my friend, Julia Stone confirmed this when she told me that the better relationships seem to develop with the candidate who came in second – the unChosen One. You go through this process with them, delving into the details of the how’s and why’s. And that is humanity. You have identified with them because you have examined them. You remember them – you may even send a birthday card. One thing is certain, you call them again and they answer or return the call. A relationship has been established and the desire to maintain it is what makes you human.

She was perfect for the job, excellent education, broad experience, and a great personality. She was perfect except…, the client didn’t think so. “Give the reality of where they stand in the process,” another Julia gem. The candidate now goes into your CSA (candidate savings account) with the other silver and bronze medalists. What goes around comes around, they say. No longer viable does not mean no longer valuable. Reach out and say the words, “Sorry, they aren’t moving forward with your candidacy – you aren’t getting the job” or “We’re going with a different vendor” or “We aren’t going to partner.” Just make the call. Respect is more than a spelling test, and greater than a song.
A life examined? Aristotle called it a life of reason.

Rayanne Thorn, @ray_anne is the Marketing Director for the online recruiting software company, Broadbean Technology. She is also a proud mother of four residing in Laguna Beach, California, and a contributor for Blogging4Jobs. Connect with her on LinkedIn.