Category: Social Networking

Caution – Using Online Information To Not Hire Someone

Q:  Is there a legal problem if a company looks online, and then uses this information as part of a no-hire decision? This is one of the hottest topics for many companies right now. Most companies are using the Internet in some form to check out candidates before they hire someone. I would suggest checking [...]

Friday May 27th, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Social Networking | 1 Comment »

You Can Shorten Your Hiring Process

Q. We are a mid-size company that doesn’t hire that often. It seems that when we want to hire it takes a long time just to find qualified candidates. Is there a way to shorten the time it takes to hire someone? A. Hiring fast rarely includes hiring the very best. The best way to [...]

Thursday May 12th, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Hiring Methodology or Process, Networking for Candidates, Social Networking | No Comments »

Can Social Recruiting Help You Find Top Talent?

Social Recruiting – Everyone’s talking about it – no one’s doing it! What is Social Recruiting? Social Recruiting is using the various social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to improve the flow of top talent for current and future positions. This post is an introduction to some of the benefits and tactics [...]

Friday July 30th, 2010 in Finding Candidates, Social Networking | 2 Comments »

Using One Degree Of Separation To Hire Sales People

One of the major failure points in hiring top talent is not being able to find enough qualified top talent candidates. Most companies use traditional methods to find great candidates. The result of using these traditional methods like advertising, light networking, and job fairs –  is that most companies bring the bottom third of the [...]

Thursday June 17th, 2010 in Finding Candidates, Networking for Candidates, Social Networking | No Comments »

Can’t Find People? They Are Hiding In Plain Sight – 3 Examples

Finding people is a consistent problem we encounter just about every time we ask CEOs or key executives what their biggest issue is when it comes to hiring. If it isn’t in the top three it is always in the top five. Yet when you ask them what their process is to find top talent [...]

Monday February 1st, 2010 in Finding Candidates, Social Networking | 5 Comments »

Networking . . . Part (3)

If you’ve been following the posts on this blog, you will recognize the similarity between the comments I have made about the art of networking with the comments made on the sales process. The sales skill ladder has four rungs: Product Based Selling, Solution Based Selling, Consultative Selling, and finally Trust Based Selling. As I’ve [...]

Monday January 11th, 2010 in Networking for Candidates, Social Networking, Transition and On-boarding | No Comments »

Networking . . . Part (2)

In a previous post, I got on my soapbox concerning networking etiquette and what I believe networking really is all about, and that is building trust and long term relationships. I mentioned that it is a long and difficult process. It is also highly rewarding. If you buy into my concept of networking, then you [...]

Thursday January 7th, 2010 in Networking for Candidates, Social Networking, Transition and On-boarding | No Comments »

Leveraging Social Networks

On our radio show heard Monday’s from 11 – noon PDT on LATalkRadio Barry and I discuss how to use social media to find customers, locate the best candidates and how to meet the people you need to meet so you can meet the person you want to meet. Social media such as Linkedin, Twitter [...]

Wednesday April 29th, 2009 in Social Networking | No Comments »

Upgrading with Social Networking

Now is an excellent time to consider upgrading your team. Just a year ago one of the biggest issues facing companies was “finding qualified people.” Today that has changed for a lot of companies or industries. Taking a contrarian approach maybe the best strategy. Sooner or later the economy will turn and then many companies [...]

Wednesday April 29th, 2009 in Social Networking | No Comments »
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