Tips, Tricks & Traps When Recruiting with Social Media: Online Webinar May 6, 2010

1.5 CPE Credits

Social networking's opportunities in the recruiting space are immense - as are its pitfalls. However, the rewards of engaging with an expanded pool of current, former and potential employees significantly outweigh the risks. How best then to navigate this rapidly changing space?

Social networking Web sites allow potential employees to have an unprecedented amount of access and transparency into your organization, and give current employees the opportunity to express their company pride as ambassadors of your brand. Learn some techniques you can use to increase your company's visibility, get the word out about your open positions and find qualified talent. We'll examine:

* Community outreach through Facebook
* Using search engines such as Indeed and SimplyHired to help advertise your opening
* Why and how to use Twitter
* The resource you can't do without - LinkedIn

Speaker
Jenny Kahn, PHR, has been a Recruiter over two decades as well as a Career Consultant helping people with their career transitions. She has worked in many fields including but not limited to; Aerospace, Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device, Commercial Real Estate and Environmental Communications. She earned her Professional in Human Resource certification in 2000. She is a featured Recruiter in Marcia Stein's Book Recruiters on Recruiting. Her presentation on Linkedin has been requested by several professional organization and has been viewed on-line over a thousand times.

Desired Level of Experience: Open to all levels

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