Archive for June, 2011

I’m going back to the future to start my SHRM 2011 Conference recap posts at the end of the conference, because frankly, hearing Michael J. Fox deliver the final general session yesterday was the highlight of my SHRM experience. (Now had I won an iPad, this might be an entirely different post….)

Going into the Las Vegas Conference Center to hear Fox’s speech yesterday, I already had high hopes. Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 30, 2011
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• Categories: Events, Leadership Development, SHRM 2011

Editor’s Note: This five-week series is dedicated to examining the five most common Ps of a typical marketing mix and assessing how they relate to recruitment. Today’s post focuses on people; the remaining concepts – placement and promotion – will run in sequential order every Tuesday over the next couple weeks. Continue reading

• Posted by: CB Staff Writer on June 28, 2011
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• Categories: Employee Engagement, Employment Branding, Talent Acquisition

“You constantly need to reposition and redefine yourself in order to continue growing.”

In the following excerpt from CareerBuilder’s recent interview with Philip Jaurigue, President and CEO of Sabre Systems, Inc., Jaurigue discusses, among other things, the importance of innovation, recognition and not looking in the rearview mirror. Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 24, 2011
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• Categories: CareerBuilder Leadership Series

Earlier this month, I discussed the ways mobile marketing efforts can enhance a company’s recruitment efforts.

For instance, not only does mobile marketing provide a fast, convenient way to alert job seekers to opportunities and stay in touch with them, but it also helps you stand out among those who aren’t yet using mobile means to reach job seekers…just to name a few. Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 24, 2011
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• Categories: Emerging Media, Mobile, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition

“The foundation of business is changing under our feet, and we need folks who are adaptable to – even thrive on – engineering and stewarding that change.”

In the following Q&A, Amber Naslund, VP of Social Strategy for Radian6, discusses her new book, The Now Revolution: 7  Shifts To Make Your Business Faster, Smarter, and More Social, which she co-authored with social media strategy consultant Jay Baer. Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 24, 2011
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• Categories: Emerging Media, Small Business, Social Media, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition

Confession: Short of an in-depth Google search, I couldn’t recall a single piece of advice the speaker at my college graduation gave my classmates and me on that fateful day in May so many years ago.

Granted, the speaker wasn’t a celebrity like Stephen Colbert (no offense, whoever you were), but save for a few witty lines, I still doubt I’d remember much. Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 22, 2011
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• Categories: Fun and Games

Editor’s Note: This five-week series is dedicated to examining the five most common Ps of a typical marketing mix and assessing how they relate to recruitment. Today’s post focuses on price; the remaining concepts – people, placement and promotion – will run in sequential order every Tuesday over the next few weeks. Continue reading

• Posted by: CB Staff Writer on June 21, 2011
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• Categories: Talent Acquisition

Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of such Facebook games as “Farmville” and “Mafia Wars”, Marriott International, Inc. just unveiled its “My Marriott Hotel” game on Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported recently.

But rather than simply build buzz, “My Marriott Hotel”, which simulates the experience of managers at the fast-paced hotel restaurant, is ultimately being used as a recruitment tool. Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 21, 2011
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• Categories: Social Media, Talent Acquisition

“Every customer is a potential reporter, and every employee is a potential spokesperson.”

Such is the overall message in The Now Revolution: 7 Shifts To Make Businesses Faster, Smarter & More Social. Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 21, 2011
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• Categories: Small Business, Social Media, Webinars

While you were busy advising and inspiring the great minds of tomorrow, hoping that Pottermore turns out to be everything you’re dreaming it will be and more, or breathing a sigh of sweet, sweet relief, here’s what was happening in the employment and workforce management world this week… Continue reading

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 17, 2011
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• Categories: In Review, Insights & Trends, Week in Review