Recently I've seen a number of articles suggesting more and more employers are using social networking sites to screen candidates. It seems reasonably proactive and an efficient leverage for companies to filter through the rough and determine if applicant X would be an apt fit in a given work environment. A New York Times blog post notes … Continue reading Screening hires: social media’s pound of flesh?
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Screening hires: social media’s pound of flesh?
Recently I've seen a number of articles suggesting more and more employers are using social networking sites to screen candidates. It seems reasonably proactive and an efficient leverage for companies to filter through the rough and determine if applicant X would be an apt fit in a given work environment. A New York Times blog post notes … Continue reading Screening hires: social media’s pound of flesh?
The Organic Tribe
I choose to grow my Twitter following organically. Why? First, I think it feels natural and not contrived. Second, I feel that what I offer to my own circle ends up bearing more weight and credibility. Plus, I get umpteen times more satisfaction when I know my follows pay attention to and engage with me. … Continue reading The Organic Tribe
Balancing the Virtual and the Real
Call it online research, perpetual networking, job search, distracted soliloquies or just plain entertainment, the social party is too good to miss out. But sometimes we need intervention. If we have work-life balance, then there should also be virtual-real balance. And by 'real' I mean our day-to-day tangible lives. Yep. Remember that one? So before … Continue reading Balancing the Virtual and the Real
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