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April 20, 2009

Social Media Tips for Recruiters

I was asked on Friday by a private recruiting firm exactly how Social Media could find better qualified candidates, and obtain them quicker. Of course while time to money is important, I wanted to identify what other areas were key in recruiting the best and the brightest. Who participates? By definition, social media is meant [...]

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April 17, 2009

Ashton Kutcher hits 1,000,000 followers on Twitter

I have to eat some crow this evening. (morning) It is 2:22AM EST and Ashton Kutcher hit 1.000,000 Twitter followers before CNN. This competition was tracked live and Twitter even helped by blocking any attempts to “unfollow” either Ashton or CNN as the race to one million got closer. Seriously though, beyond the sort of [...]

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April 15, 2009

Recruiting Talent through Twitter

Hey guys, I just got off the phone with Larry Signorile from Johnson Resource Group. He had asked about how employment and recruiting firms could benefit from the use of Social Media. While the job market may be at its lowest in 25 years, there is still difficulty for recruiters to place the right candidate [...]

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April 13, 2009

Social Media Branding, cleaning products to HVAC

Social Media can enable good business practices, enhance sales or totally transform your business. And it does not matter what business you are in!

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