#SRSC & EBrandCon

The Social Recruiting Strategies Conference. (SRSC), January 27-29, 2015, was recently pre-approved by the HR Certification Institute for 18 credit hours. Attendees registered for pre-conference workshops and the general conference are eligible to earn up to 18 recertification credits through the HRCI. SRSC San Francisco gathers the best and brightest…

As the holiday season begins and the end of 2014 draws near, many recruiting organizations are fast and furiously planning to ensure their hiring programs are prepared for 2015. Everything from budgets, headcount, technology, to methods for attracting talent are in play... and there's a lot to consider! To help cut through the noise, LinkedIn just released…

  Frequently we make the analogy that recruiting is akin to dating, professionally speaking. Of course these days, it’s probably more like online dating; but that's beside the point for the moment. Whatever medium we use to meet, we do - we make a connection, we court, we "propose" (in this case, employment) and the "honeymoon period begins." Think…

There's a lot of talk about branding and how it fits into recruiting. Why does it matter? Essentially, your employer brand is the identity of your company as an employer, targeted to your past, present, and future employees. While part of the same generalized audience (workers), each segment is looking to get something slightly different from your employer…

Are you familiar with a process known as Talent Mapping? Most know it as an internal process which allows for the identification of talent within your organization and align those employees with the business strategy and goals. It also brings to light talent gaps in your company, so HR and recruitment leaders can identify the talent they need or will…