Congratulations! You’re going to an industry conference, event, trade show or continuing education seminar — which means that your company is investing in your professional development and growth. But how do you justify your time away to leadership — and to yourself — without burning out or feeling somehow short-changed?
Why Candidate Experience Is More Than Another BS Buzzword
Posted on July 24, 2014 2 Comments
There are a ton of meaningless buzzwords that get tossed out in the weird little world that is talent acquisition content marketing. “Talent communities,” for example, or “big data” or “diversity” are all pretty meaningless concepts that for some reason, people choose to make mountains of cash out of what are proverbial miniscule molehills at best to the bigger picture of recruiting.
I love to hate on this vacuous consultant doublespeak, but there’s one concept that, no matter how much I want to take my conventionally contrarian stance, find almost impossible to find fault with. The concept, that is. Its current state of affairs , however, are a different story entirely.
This Is Probably A Bad Idea.
Posted on July 23, 2014 4 Comments
Disclaimer: This is my personal blog, no one reads it, and this is the only place it’s going to be published, so if you want to reach me about it, leave a comment below or leave me alone. But it’s got nothing to do with my day job.
I finally got in touch with the corporate communications guy late in the afternoon. I didn’t recognize the Mountain View number (that’s 650, for those of you playing at home), but it turned out to be one of the senior mouthpieces over at LinkedIn. We had recently reconnected after a few months out of touch, and he was kind enough to ask me what I wanted from them. He had actually asked what LinkedIn could do for me, so I was optimistic when he reached out so soon after making that offer.
Spam: The Other White Meat
Posted on July 22, 2014 6 Comments
I’ll admit, I’m a little elitist – after all, I was one of the first people LinkedIn let into the Publisher program back when they opened it up a bit from the Buffetts and Bransons of the world to regular schmoes like me who happen to have a decent digital footprint.
While I simply logged on one day to find a little pencil hanging out there (I’m a known entity to both LinkedIn’s marketing and legal teams as I devote a lot of column inches to covering their chicanery), there was in fact a rigorous screening process (they said) involving an application, submission of work for review, social media account verification, the sorts of stuff you do when you’re shooting for selectivity.
How To Stop Sucking At Interviews
Posted on July 18, 2014 2 Comments
Interviewing well for a job doesn’t take real magic. But as every recruiter knows, what it really takes is a method. Knowing that method can make or break your chances of landing your next gig, because too many job seekers forget that if they’re interviewing, they aren’t the only one that employer has lined up as an option. Most companies have at least five candidates interview for every open position, what recruiters refer to as a “slate.”
Those slates feature candidates who often look more or less the same on paper, with essentially equivalent experience and expertise. That’s why getting that offer comes down to two essential characteristics: personality and preparation.
Snark Attack 