Two Votes For Social Media Training at Work From Google & the Bloggess
I am a firm believer in providing social media training for new hires and employees within organizations. Companies spend millions billions of dollars with union avoidance training, employee diversity, awareness training, and sexual harassment videos, presentations, and consent forms. We (organizations and HR folks) don’t expect employees to figure it out so we provide them […]
Recruiting Tops List of Corporate Social Media Initiatives: SelectMinds Survey Finds 72% of US Firms Actively Engaged in Social Recruiting
69% Plan to Increase Social Media Budgets in 2012; ROI Measurement Remains a Challenge Recruiting Tops List of Corporate Social Media Initiatives NEW YORK–SelectMinds, a developer of social recruiting and community management solutions, today announced the findings of its annual ROI of Social Media in the Enterprise survey. The data shows that 86% of firms […]
The Art of Corporate Deflection
In the corporate world, the art of deflection is a trait that unfortunately one must possess to be successful. Deflection is described as a military tactic and technique of shooting ahead of a moving target so that the target and projectile will collide. Deflection is also a term used in engineering to describe the displacement of a […]
Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
Last weekend I attended my first Red River Rivalry football game in Dallas, TX, with my husband, Greg who is a raving, professional Sooner fan. The game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas is hosted each year on a neutral field called the Cotton Bowl, home of the Texas State Fair. […]
I Spy – Social Media and Recruiting
Social Media and Recruiting Having been in the executive search business since 1986, I am very familiar with methods for vetting candidates. Besides the usual reference checking, credit and criminal investigative reports are being conducted by outside agencies mostly for executive level candidates but even more junior rank potentials are now being checked. In this […]
Facing My Own Mortality
I love being a mother. My daughter is the single best accomplishment of my life. Ryleigh, who’s nearly 3 makes me feel alive, loved, and experience life in a way I never thought I would or could. But there’s a side to motherhood and growing older, that I didn’t bargain for. And that is the […]
