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Tag: LinkedIn

  • Seriously? How Not to Use LinkedIn

    One of my friends forwarded me this private message they received from someone on LinkedIn. This was an unannounced, out-of-the-blue message from an HR person at a company they previously worked with. Check it out: What is your employee headcount and who is your HR leader? I used to see Pinnacle in the news quite…

  • To the Social Media Whiz Kids at #SHRM12

    I started to put “bloggers” in the title, but there are so many people from the conference who started using Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for the first time, and I wanted to include those as well. These are my thoughts on where we’ve come, where we’re going, and what everyone needs to do now. Hope…

  • 7 thoughts on handling employee LinkedIn recommendation requests

    How should employers and HR pros handle employee LinkedIn recommendation requests? I received this great question the other day, and I wanted to answer publicly because she’s definitely not the only one curious about the topic. Here we go: What is the recommended position for HR employees to take when other employees ask them to…

  • SHRM Volunteer Leaders-New LinkedIn Group

    Back when I surveyed SHRM volunteer leaders about what really frustrated them, one of the most common responses was a lack of interaction among leadership. Another big issue was a sense of being the only one out there. So from that point on I resolved to help remedy that. The long story Interesting story… I…

  • HRevolution Attendee LinkedIn List

    My buddy Benjamin McCall inspired me with his HRevolution Twitter list, so I went to another popular social network and pulled together more information to help our people connect with each other. Click here to see the HRevolution Attendee LinkedIn List I had the opportunity to speak with Trish McFarlane yesterday, and one of the…

  • LinkedIn+NASHRM=Networking

    Did you know that we have a LinkedIn group exclusively for our NASHRM members? Currently, over 130 members are taking advantage of this tool. Are you? If not, this post is going to help you learn more about this valuable tool. In a recent meeting, new members of the chapter were asked why they joined. The number…