In CareerBuilder’s recent webinar, Future of Recruiting, hosted by Beth Prunier and Chuck Loeher, area… Continue reading
This year’s HR Technology® Conference & Expo promises to be “the largest and most exciting in our history” according to the registration site.
Hmmm…what a coincidence that this also happens to be the year CareerBuilder will be there. OR IS IT? Continue reading
Well, September’s arrived, in all its changing leaves and apple picking and perky back to school-ness. But while we’re eyeing fall hayrides, relationships, report cards, or menu overhauls, let’s savor the last of the warm summer breezes, sit on the porch swing with a cool drink, and take a moment to enjoy August’s workplace news, trends, and gossip. Continue reading
Job seeker behavior has changed remarkably in the past few years. So why hasn’t your recruitment strategy?
In this competitive market for talent, it is imperative that employers be at the forefront of what job seekers find accessible. With today’s emerging technologies job seekers have come to expect a more interactive experience when it comes their job search. Continue reading
“Ask your neighbor what they do,” said Peter Cappelli to the room full of us in the Managing the Older Worker session at 2011′s SHRM conference. Most people in the room complied. “Then,” he continued, “ask them how old they are.” People laughed nervously; no one moved. Continue reading
While you were busy hobnobbing with Michael J. Fox, greasing up with the Thunder From Down Under or singing along with da best singer in da world at Caesar’s Palace, here’s what you might’ve missed at CareerBuilder’s booth during SHRM 2011…
The following videos feature presentations given by our recruitment experts during SHRM’s annual conference in Las Vegas this past June, and they cover everything from social media, video and mobile recruiting efforts to the wonders of data intelligence, to what CEO’s really want from HR. Continue reading
CareerBuilder continued our monthly #cbjobchat Twitter chat last Monday night (quick plug: It’s the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. CST)– so if you skipped the trainwreck that was the Real Housewives of New York Reunion Part II, you might have caught it! Continue reading
“What words come to mind when I say “Gen Y”? Aaron Kesher asked the many SHRM 2011 attendees packed into the room. “Entitled!” shouted one person. “Job hoppers,” chimed in another. Soon, many in the room (many of them non-Gen Yers, with some Gen Y members sprinkled in) were shouting things like “smart,” “resume builders,” “technically savvy,” “stereotype,” “comfortable with change,” and “creative.”
Obviously, we all have specific words and phrases and ideas that match how we perceive Gen Y to think and behave in the workplace. Continue reading
Resume mishaps, interview no-no’s and follow-up faux pas…
We’ve all witnessed some degree of embarrassment – be it our own or others’ – when it comes to job search process. And last night’s #cbjobchat presented the perfect opportunity to reflect on these experiences. Continue reading
This afternoon, social media strategist and business consultant Amber Naslund again lent her expertise to CareerBuilder’s small business clients – this time by hosting the free webinar, Social Media for Small Businesses.
Over the course of the hour, Naslund discussed why and how small businesses can apply the lessons of her book, The Now Revolution: 7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter and More Social, to engage both customers and employees and see bottom line results. Continue reading
“We often say that if you don’t love social media, you suck at social media, and that’s often true,” social media consultant and business strategist Amber Naslund recently told me over email.
She has a point: You can’t fake enthusiasm if it’s not there, and if you try, it will come across in the social space. Continue reading
