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Stop Talking About Your Company…And More Lessons from CareerBuilder’s Latest Small Business Recruiting Webinar

Most companies would agree – it is their people who differentiate them from the competition.… Continue reading

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Managing the Older Worker — Why It’s More Vital Now than Ever

“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

By in Employee Engagement, Events, Generational Hiring, Leadership Development, Retention, SHRM 2011, Talent Acquisition

The Best Presentations You Didn’t See at SHRM 2011

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

By in Events, Innovation, Insights & Trends, SHRM 2011

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Criminal Past, Salary, and More: #cbjobchat Gets Tough On Interviews

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

By in Events, Interviewing, Selection, Talent Acquisition

Gen Y workers in a busy office

Why Gen Y? Plugging Into a Generational Powerhouse at SHRM 2011

 

“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

By in Employee Engagement, Events, Generational Hiring, Retention, SHRM 2011, Talent Acquisition

Be It Job Search or Candidate Search, We All Make Mistakes

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

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Beyond Likes, Fans and Followers: 7 Ways to Rethink Social Media

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

By in Emerging Media, Small Business, Social Media, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Webinars

RethinkSocialMedia

The Five New Social Media Rules for Employers

“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

By in Emerging Media, Small Business, Social Media, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Webinars

ManagingRemoteTeams

Managing People You Can’t See: A Cheat Sheet

“You already possess the skills to needed to manage people you can’t see. I’m just going to wake them up for you,” Kyra Cavanaugh told the audience of human resources, hiring and recruiting professionals last week to open her SHRM 2011 session, Managing People You Can’t See. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Events, SHRM 2011

DoThis_NotThat

Do This, Not That: Behavioral Interviewing Done Right

“Who here is hiring right now?” Nancy Newell asked the attendees of SHRM 2011 in Las Vegas this past week, before quickly answering her own question: “Every hand should be up. We’re always looking for great talent.”

To help the human resource managers and recruiting professionals in her audience do just that, Newell, SPHR and a principal at nth degree consulting, led the audience in a session called, “Beyond Behavioral Interviewing: Asking the RIGHT Questions, Evaluating the Answers.” Continue reading

By in Events, Interviewing, Selection, SHRM 2011, Talent Acquisition

Michael J. FOx at SHRM 2011

This is Heavy, Doc: Leadership Lessons from Michael J. Fox

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

By in Events, Leadership Development, SHRM 2011

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