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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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Day two at #SHRMLEG11: HR has a new attitude on social media

March 15, 2011

HR interest and use of social media on the rise There are about 550 people in attendance at the Legislative Conference this year.    They are offering 3-4 concurrent sessions at a time.   This morning, the social media panel hosted by Curtis Midkiff was a standing room only venue.  Along with Fistful of Talent superstar Jessica [...]

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Inside Washington DC at #SHRMLEG11: SHRM, Social Media and Balance

March 14, 2011

2011 SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference coverage This is the second straight year that I have attended the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference here in Washington D.C.   Last year, when sat down to write about day 1 at the Conference,  I posted a  rant called Inside Washington SC:  SHRM, Social Media and Fearmongering [...]

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How to not get a job

January 17, 2011

An HRHistory video episode What is HRHistory? HRHistory is a random series of vlogs featuring me riffing on pretty much anything that come to mind on the topics of HR, labor relations and social media.   Some of the stuff will be some of the crazy stories about things I have experienced working in HR for [...]

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The SHIFT has hit the fan

September 9, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Social Media Thoughts from HR Florida MMMBOPP! by Hanson? No, not that Hanson – Michael Hanson. Michael Hanson of Jobs2Web gave this presentation on the Social Recruiting experience at the 2010 HR Florida State conference.   Check out what he has to say about how the Shift has hit the fan. Here [...]

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A social media slidedeck from the HR Florida smorgasboard

September 8, 2010

Slide Decks from #HRFL10 are coming out This is a slide deck on social media that was presented on the first day of the recent HR Florida state conference. The presenter was Alison Davis of Davis and Company.   I didn’t get to attend the entire session, but what I saw seemed fair and balanced, and [...]

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Upcoming events for Human Race Horses | Where I will be

August 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia 2010 Speaking engagements for Michael VanDervort A lot of people read this blog through their readers, and may not click through to the page where I list my speaking engagements.   Here is where I will be speaking for the rest of the year. HR Florida State Conference -  August 30 in Orlando, [...]

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How do you find the time to do social media?

August 24, 2010

 Social media monitoring in 10 minutes a day An often asked question aboiut social media and using it to monitor your brand is “How do I find the time?”   Short answer:  I use a lot of tools to help me aggregate the information I collect, and make it manageable for analysis.   There are many sources [...]

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HR Social Media 2.0 – the future is here now

July 29, 2010

Image via Wikipedia HR Social Media 2.0 Mark today down in your calendars.   Today is the day that HR Social Media 2.0 takes flight! What is HR Social Media 2.0?    Officially, it is just a term I am using to mark a transition point.  Seriously, it is something that has been coming together for a while [...]

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