Comments on: Social Networking and “Fit” http://www.ere.net/2009/02/03/social-networking-and-fit/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jiibe Blog - Where we Jiibe » Blog Archive » January '09 Articles about Jiibe http://www.ere.net/2009/02/03/social-networking-and-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-10491 Jiibe Blog - Where we Jiibe » Blog Archive » January '09 Articles about Jiibe Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:07:59 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5944#comment-10491 [...] Social Networking and “Fit” : ERE.net [...] [...] Social Networking and “Fit” : ERE.net [...]

]]> By: Colleen Aylward http://www.ere.net/2009/02/03/social-networking-and-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-10392 Colleen Aylward Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:27:34 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5944#comment-10392 Exactly the point of InterviewStudio.com, the total online profile of a candidate that combines a professional Assessment test with the resume and the video interview, plus endorsements, links and social network info all on one screen -- so that "fit" can be determined way upfront by the employer -- before time and money are spent on including the candidate in the process. I also like the flip side that you mention, which would provide the job seeker a view into the corporate culture to see if he/she wants to invest time and money into the process with a particular employer. In both instances, we are talking MUCH richer content than the entertaining use of a marketing type video (e.g. video resume or company branding video). Exactly the point of InterviewStudio.com, the total online profile of a candidate that combines a professional Assessment test with the resume and the video interview, plus endorsements, links and social network info all on one screen — so that “fit” can be determined way upfront by the employer — before time and money are spent on including the candidate in the process.

I also like the flip side that you mention, which would provide the job seeker a view into the corporate culture to see if he/she wants to invest time and money into the process with a particular employer.

In both instances, we are talking MUCH richer content than the entertaining use of a marketing type video (e.g. video resume or company branding video).

]]> By: Karen Dempster http://www.ere.net/2009/02/03/social-networking-and-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-10387 Karen Dempster Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:53:05 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5944#comment-10387 What an excellent article - I very much agree (I really hope that is not just what makes me say it is excellent!) As a HR/L&D Strategic Futurist with a Psych-Behavioural/Org-cultural flavour, I find so many recruiting and organisational improvement hints in the choice, informational sharing style, variations and activities of individuals within these networks that they "paint a picture" very well of "fit" or "potential fit". They also paint a useful picture of potentially unknown value adds, and areas of potential challenge or risk - all of which makes benchmarking and assessment design a natural and intelligent output. It is an exciting world Charles, don't you agree? Regards from Melbourne Australia, Karen Dempster Creating Change What an excellent article – I very much agree (I really hope that is not just what makes me say it is excellent!) As a HR/L&D Strategic Futurist with a Psych-Behavioural/Org-cultural flavour, I find so many recruiting and organisational improvement hints in the choice, informational sharing style, variations and activities of individuals within these networks that they “paint a picture” very well of “fit” or “potential fit”. They also paint a useful picture of potentially unknown value adds, and areas of potential challenge or risk – all of which makes benchmarking and assessment design a natural and intelligent output. It is an exciting world Charles, don’t you agree? Regards from Melbourne Australia,
Karen Dempster Creating Change

]]> By: What’s the opposite of Twitter? — RPO Consulting http://www.ere.net/2009/02/03/social-networking-and-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-10369 What’s the opposite of Twitter? — RPO Consulting Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:04:28 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5944#comment-10369 [...] Imagine if a job seeker could evaluate each prospective employer by using a database that aggregated the social networking profile information of all of that companies employees. The information for every employee with any kind of online profile (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc) could be shoveled into a great big database and a Meta Corp0rate Cultural Index could be formed. Song preferences, schools attended, locations visited, restaurant choices, product mentions, favorite TV shows, etc could all be added up and collated and presented to an aspiring applicant before any online application or resume were submitted. The applicant could then decide for themselves if this was a place where they would feel comfortable and welcome, or if they should pass and go to the next opportunity. If Twitter is at one end of the scale (What are YOU doing?), this is idea is at the other end (What are ALL OF YOU doing?). That is an amazing thought and one that Dr. Charles Handler suggests in this piece for ERE.Net [...] [...] Imagine if a job seeker could evaluate each prospective employer by using a database that aggregated the social networking profile information of all of that companies employees. The information for every employee with any kind of online profile (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc) could be shoveled into a great big database and a Meta Corp0rate Cultural Index could be formed. Song preferences, schools attended, locations visited, restaurant choices, product mentions, favorite TV shows, etc could all be added up and collated and presented to an aspiring applicant before any online application or resume were submitted. The applicant could then decide for themselves if this was a place where they would feel comfortable and welcome, or if they should pass and go to the next opportunity. If Twitter is at one end of the scale (What are YOU doing?), this is idea is at the other end (What are ALL OF YOU doing?). That is an amazing thought and one that Dr. Charles Handler suggests in this piece for ERE.Net [...]

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