With “tons of ways” for candidates (and employees and everyone else) to go online “and talk crap about you all day, every day,” how do you combat that? You “clapback,” says Sarah Morgan. What’s a clapback? “A clapback,” explains Morgan,…
Social Media Management
If You’re Not Using Social Media to Build Your Gen Z Brand, You’re Missing Out
The proliferation of internet capable devices, global internet access and social media has been creating a virtual space that is still relatively untapped by HR. According to a 2016 Pew Research study only 13% of Americans do not use the…
Social Media Can Make the Candidate Experience Great
How do you define “candidate experience?” HR influencers who have discussed the candidate experience share similar views. In a 2013 blog post for the Huffington Post, Rayanne Thorn described candidate experience as, “What a job seeker/applicant/candidate goes through during the hiring…
4 Ways You Can Make Better Use of Social Media
Social media is ubiquitous, and companies are using it in different and innovative ways for enhancing their sales, marketing and customer services. So why is it then that many HR departments still fail to see social media as more than…
3 Reasons Your Former Employees Are Bitter (And How to Change That)
Let’s face it — bitter former employees are a lose-lose for everyone because they can outright ruin the reputation of a company. In fact, 38% of laid-off or fired employees out of 1,300 job seekers and 218 HR and talent…
Legal Implications of Social Media in the Workplace
By Sonya Rosenberg Employees’ use of social media at work and outside of it has become a real — and important — concern for many employers. While the law continues to lag behind, with the National Labor Relations Board still…
When an Employee Leaves, Who Owns Their Social Media Accounts?
By Art Lambert It is becoming increasingly common for issues to arise relating to employer vs. employee ownership of a social media account and the names, addresses, etc. that go along with that account. Business-related social media accounts typically contain…
Last Word: Hey, Job Candidates – If It’s in the Public Domain, It’s Fair Game
Here’s something to remember about our always-connected Internet age: People are addicted to social media — and that addiction can have some pretty frightening consequences. This came to mind after seeing the results of the latest SHRM survey this week that found that, “Over one-third…
Are There Risks When a Manager “Friends” a Co-Worker on Facebook?
By Eric B. Meyer What are the risks of becoming Facebook “friends” with a co-worker? The well-worn employer-lawyer mantra from way back when has been, “Supervisors should not ‘friend’ their subordinates on Facebook.” For a while, I sipped that Kool Aid,…
If You Are Going to Be on Social Media, You Better Be on LinkedIn
I would love to get an opportunity in the Middle East, specifically Dubai. Can you guide me through the process of getting this done? I just completed a course in International HR course.” That is just one of a few…
Hiring Wisdom: Cover Letters Are Out, But Facebook Is in
A recent article on Bloomberg.com cites a study of hiring managers Chicago-based consulting firm Addison Group that found that: Only 18 percent of hiring managers think a cover letter is an important part of the screening process and that, if they…
The HR Technology Conundrum: Is It Helping or Hurting Us In Doing Our Jobs?
A common concern in the workplace is communication and how we utilize technology to facilitate it in a way that is useful to everyone. When I started in HR 10 years ago, it was fairly common to see drafted memorandums…
The Growing Importance of Connecting and Staying Relevant
We only allow Internet access from 12-2 pm! We do not allow our employees to access Facebook! We have everything locked down! These were some of my thoughts this past week as it relates to the intersection of social media…
Jobvite Survey Finds Employer Branding (and Social Media) Are Both Pretty Big
Jobvite’s annual Recruiter Nation Survey is out this week. In its eighth year, the survey was conducted in July 2015 and completed by 1,404 recruiting and human resources professionals in a wide range of industries. Much of the survey data…
A Reminder That There Are Big Limits to Employee Free Speech on Social Media
By Eric B. Meyer One of the finest employment-law bloggers, Daniel Schwartz, recently marked the eight-year anniversary of his Connecticut Employment Law Blog with a post about the three most notable changes in employment law over that span. No. 1? It…
Hiring Managers Should Wonder: Are LinkedIn Endorsements Simply Overrated?
“Endorsements are a place where opportunities find you” — LinkedIn LinkedIn endorsements are a great way for a job candidate to add value to their online portfolio. First level connections can help them enhance their profile by endorsing acquired, listed, or unlisted…
Is Your Recruiting Team Still Behind the Curve on Social Media?
Social recruitment is more than just automating your job board posts to the company Twitter account. It’s also more concept than technology. Many agree that social recruiting isn’t a type of hiring, but an integral step of the sourcing and recruiting…
Oregon Social Media Workplace Law: Just a Solution in Search of a Problem
By Eric B. Meyer Forcing job applicants to disclose social media logins and passwords as a condition of employment is so 2013 — kinda like this crappy blog. So, the State of Oregon is this close to becoming the first…
Will You Be Forced to Pay Overtime For Employee Smartphone Use?
By Eric B. Meyer “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” (I’m pretty sure that was from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) This week, in The Wall Street Journal, I read Lauren Weber’s article Can You Sue…
Survey: Hiring Managers Doing More Candidate Trolling on Social Media
By Eric B. Meyer I read different surveys about social media and hiring and the numbers vary greatly. For every survey that indicates that employers are not using social media to vet candidates, you get the one I read last…