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You are always on stage with social media

June 11, 2011

The social media spotlight A quick story about social media and the value of reputation. An HR colleague just hired my wife to do a web design project (smart) via a post from LinkedIn that I noticed and responded to.  She was not the only choice for this project. There were several other bidders. What [...]

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How social media can change your life

May 24, 2011

My latest on Talent Culture Share14 I am currently in the midst of a significant career shift.   Even though I report to an SVP of HR, I am now assigned as the social media community manager for the Fortune 100 company where I work.  My primary responsibility involves using social media tools and platforms to [...]

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HR guy gone social: coping with a career transition

May 15, 2011

Career transition can be challenging I had an interesting discussion with my buddy William Tincup earlier this week about going through a career transition.   One thing I have learned over the last year or so is that when William Tincup speaks, it is a good idea to listen. William shared some of the learning he [...]

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#HREvolution wrap: Hey, I’m being followed by monkies!

May 2, 2011

 Wrapping HR Evolution from Atlanta Forget the monkey reference, I just need a title….no wait, I am going with the monkey theme after all.   #HREvolution is more fun than a barrel of monkies!  I really enjoyed my second swing through the trees with HR Evolution.  Great opportunities for networking, connecting, and learning.  Here are the things [...]

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Guest Post: Job Search Tips via @TomTom_HRGuy

April 17, 2011

  Job Searching Tips @TomTom_HRGuy  (check out his blog) Hey Everyone! My friends and classmates wanted me to talk about some tips on job searching. When I was trying to do some research on this topic online, I found absolutely no definitive guide to job searching. There are all these little tips like “update your resume” or “Google [...]

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Celebrity profiles on LinkedIn: You never know who you might find

April 1, 2011

Major Talent Finds Now Available Some of the talent available on LinkedIn is truly amazing. For example, if you need a Detective in London, you might like this chap working at 21B Baker Street in the Security and Investigations industry.  January 1900 – January 1917 (17 years 1 month) * Assisted Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, the Grand [...]

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Mastering social search and monitoring for your brand

March 30, 2011

Resources for Social Search Social search has been on my mind lately.   I am asked frequently about the best sites for social search – whether for pre-employment background checks, or for talent identification, for any of the multitude of other reasons that people have for looking up information about other people on the web.   Here is how [...]

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Get your social media credit score online!

March 26, 2011

MyWebCareer: your social media “Credit Score” MyWebCareer is an intriguing site that I ran across recently.  Currently in open beta, the site purports to show a sort of credit score for your on-line profile.  It is sort of like Klout, but offers a dashboard with a “credit score” for your on-line life.   They also offer [...]

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The new LinkedIn Fail Whale

February 20, 2011

Sorry, that is too many connections….. The message from Mountain Lakes, Wow, that is one large network, dude! I tried to use the rather cool new LinkedIn Network visualization tool and this is what it looked like.  You kind of have to wonder why they can’t handle bigger networks? From Drop Box Bummer!

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Are you going to quit your job in 2011?

January 27, 2011

Poll  – quitting your job? Take our poll and become an instant statistic!  Will you be quitting your job in 2011? From Drop Box

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