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Tag: Social Media

  • Problem: Job Seekers Use Social Media, HR Does Not (Video)

    AKA Who’s Driving This Freaking Thing? (Subscribers may need to click through for the video. The transcript is below if you’re the reading type!) I see articles every single day teaching job seekers how to use social media to get a job. On the other hand, I also see a lot of legal types doing…

  • Understanding Social Media Use

    I had the opportunity to speak with Mike Haberman yesterday, and one of the big takeaways (other than a few really sweet quotes for later posts) was that HR people really need to be persuaded to see the advantages of social media. So many of us see the benefits, but so few of us are…

  • HR Ninja Course Week One

    In an effort to bring more people to the free HR Ninja course, I’m going to go through the lessons myself and post my updates as it goes along.  Enjoy! Weekly Topic This week was all about networking and making connections. The final challenge of the lesson was to take advantage of the social media…

  • Why I started blogging

    I absolutely love blogging. It’s one of those activities that I can just lose myself in. I’ve wondered for a while now about whether I should do any blogging about, well, blogging! In that vein, I did an informal Twitter poll the other night and asked if anyone wanted to see more posts about blogging. There…

  • How to Sell Social Media

    In a previous post, I talked about using social media as a competitive advantage. Today, I’d like to take a look at why people like me attempt to push  or sell social media on those who are not yet participating. Is it because I feel a bit awkward and want others to join me? Is…

  • Social Media as a Competitive Advantage

    Fads. We have all fallen for one at some time or another. That is why many businesses and people are wary of tools like social media. What if we put a lot of time and money into this idea and it turns out to be a fad? I have a question for you: what if…

  • Reader question-Facebook at work

    If you\’ve read much in recent months, it\’s probably had some flavor of social media running through it. It seems like there\’s no way to get away from the topic, no matter where you turn. But every once in a while a great question comes up that can\’t be ignored, and that\’s what happened this…