January 2012
6 posts
The Smart way to …..Profile
“Life is a long lesson in humility.”— James M. Barrie
Social media accounts are rampant and many people wish to be part of that explosion. Unfortunately, many of them only enter in half-heartedly and their contribution can leave more questions than introductions from future followers. As has been pointed out to me at least a couple of times in recent history-> Make sure it is done...
Top Ten Radical Nation Blogs of 2011 #Radchat...
So here’s another New Year’s tradition that most bloggers follow and that’s highlighting the top ten blog posts that were written during 2011. Now depending on the blogger the method of doing so varies (with some folks sticking to the time tested method of choosing which ones they liked best, or holding a poll)….but for me being the metrics guy that I am I wanted to let...
Top Five HR Youtubers of 2011 #Radchat #Tchat...
So in keeping with our week long theme of looking back on the year 2011 it’s kinda awesome that we’ve seen an explosion of HR/Recruiting thought leadership taking to the airwaves to produce video content for the HR masses. It doesn’t hurt that Youtube is the number one most searched site in the world for visual media….and hey with the proper application of editing and...
2011 The Year that Was #RadicalNation #Radchat...
So it’s that time of year again when an old number is retired to be replaced by the incoming season….and what a year 2011 was. It’s a tradition on my blogs that I count down the top 12 songs of 2011 but based on what events/happenings and things transpired in the various months of 2011….so let’s kick it off:
January 2011
Well the highlight of January was that Vee...
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Community Growth the Proper Way….
The very first thing I would like to say and get the ball rolling for 2012 is NOT ‘Happy New Year’ as I know the new year will be a happy one to all the Radical Nation; But ‘Thank You’ for the tremendous year 2011 became. Geoff, you and Maha were key to letting me grow in ways that I’m sure will pay big dividends in years to come; And the rest of the Nation gives me the inspiration that even...
Manic Monday #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr #TNL...
Oh Hai There Radical Nation…
So first of all welcome to 2012.
I hope everyone had a fantastic Holidays and yes we are officially back to hit off 2012 in style. First thing that I wanted to do this year is thank all the folks that went in to making 2011 the succes that it was for us and especially:
Daniel J Smith
Maha Akiki
Jonathan Campbell
Jeff Waldman
Craig Fisher
Oscar Mager
...
December 2011
16 posts
Facebook Timeline is coming – How are you going to...
At last! After announcing Timeline at their F8 conference last September, Facebook have finally begun to roll out Facebook Timeline to standard user accounts, starting with New Zealand members, and then flowing through the rest of the world “in the near future”. Hopefully by Christmas, we should all have Timeline enabled and start playing with it!
While Timeline is a lovely feature for standard...
Happy Holidays Radical Nation #Radchat #Tchat...
Hey everyone.
Normally this would be a ground breaking post on metrics, analytics, employment branding and/or social recruiting. And we fully intend to get back to those, but because it’s nearing the holidays and well, we very much doubt that anyone is reading this…and if you are you are likely filled with the Holiday spirit which means you are likely stressed right out of your...
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The Key is in the “Secret Source”…#Radchat #Tchat...
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody” -Bill Cosby.
Really simple thing to think about this week. Who in the Radical Nation has the ever-important “Key To Success”? Anybody? Does anyone have a hint, or even a clue? Probably not, and in that I’m not really surprised. This ethereal “Key” means different things to different...
Manic (almost Holiday) Monday #Radchat #Tchat...
Hey Radical Nation,
Wow can you believe that it is less than two weeks until the Christmas holiday is upon us? We plan to have lots of family and friends over for the Holidays and make tons of good, nutritious and gluten free food at our place here at Radical Central.
Which reminds me if you are reading this and you are from Toronto don’t forget to stop by on December 15th after 7pm for...
The Power of Attraction (but not in a dirty way)...
On my first day working with the new client, I went into their offices for a walk around, and meet with the principal individuals I will be working with. My client took me into their cafeteria and showed me a well stocked fridge, with all type of soda/pop, sparkling water, juices, as well as a coffee (starbucks) machine, and espresso machine, and a cappuccino machine. She proceeded to explain...
BeKnown Jobs Tab – potential for sure, but...
Monster’s fastest-growing professional networking and recruitment app on Facebook, BeKnown – launched in June of this year, has a new feature, and a key one at that.
Jobs Tab, which is free for employers to use, could well prove to be a game changer in terms of getting companies to start adding their jobs to BeKnown.
Just as BeKnown, which provides an easy way to connect professionally and...
Social Recruiting with Canada's Top Ten Employers...
So last week we did an analysis of Canada’s Top Ten Employment Agencies and how they stack up from an SEO and Social Mention perspective in terms of their abilities to attract both employees but also perspective candidates for their clients. Today I want to take a closer look at Canada’s Top Ten Employers (Most Attractive Employers) and see how they stack up from an SEO/Social...
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Language is a clever use of words….
“Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be.” ― George Carlin
(Due to family issues this week, I am going a little off course with the Radical Blog. Next week we will start looking at various social media outlets for the beginner, as the more seasoned professionals have many of the techniques well at hand,...
Manic Monday #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr #TNL
Oh Hai there Radical Nation,
First of all a huge shout out to the gang at TNL. Unfortunately due to health issues I won’t be joining them today but I encourage everyone in the Nation to view them online at http://myjstn.jobs/event/talentnetlive/stream/. And hey give all the speakers/presenters a shout out as well.
We did finish off all our invites for Radical Planet and SourceCamp for...
Clients from Hell and other sh*rt #Radchat #Tchat...
Have you seen this site? Client from Hell? It is hilarious! I came across it as I was reading the tweets of a profile I sourced from LinkedIn, and proceeded to waste at least half an hour of my time reading and laughing away. No worries though, i am not invoicing my client for that time. I am definitely not the vendor from hell.
No, this post is not about candidates nor managers from hell;...
JSTN Hosts TNL This Monday from their studios in...
http://blog.allegisgroupservices.com/post/2011/11/29/Key-Note-Bruce-Morton-on-the-TalentNet-Live-Recruiting-Conference-VIDEO.aspx
#SocialTalent TT - Video: Top 10 Social Media...
Social Media has grown and grown over the past decade to the point where we can now bring you a mash-up of well-known quotes from those at the heart of it… From funny to serious, short to long – they’re all there, what’s your favorite?
QUOTES 1 from Social Talent on Vimeo.
Leave us your favorite Social Media Quotes in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+
November 2011
28 posts
Top Ten Canadian Employment Agencies Registered on...
In our list below all the companies Alexa Rankings as of today (Nov 30th) are listed, the Reputation is listed, the number of employees and the number of employees that have connected their profiles to the company page. As well bolded we’ll give you the rough estimate of the percentage of total employee population that has connected their Linkedin profile to the company page.
Alexa...
Where to Begin..The First Day in your new...
Like any positions you may have held before, the first couple of weeks can be a trying time, with a lot of adjustments to be made in the new environment. On top of all the regular tasks which will be asked of you; you also have (potentially) a brand new arena now open which entails you to market yourself.
What? On top of my regular job, you are saying “Market myself”? Isn’t...
Manic Monday #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr #TNL
Hey Radical Nation,
So I held an online survey last week (I know right in the middle of US American Thanksgiving, BTW Happy Turkey Day Y’all) and we decided through a scientific survey that I’m calling my readership/viewership Radical Nation…so HAI there Radical Nation.
A few things have changed here on the Blog…first thing is you’ll notice that all those busy busy...
50 Social Media Content Ideas #Radchat #Tchat...
Tell me, does this sound familiar:
You’re staring at your organization’s Facebook page and the writer’s block is more like a writer’s mountain. You have absolutely no ideawhat you are going to post to Facebook, let alone the (seemingly) 500 tweets you need to come up with.
Writing two sentences (or even just one!) has never felt more daunting.
Good news:...
What type of recruiter are you? The modern...
I read two recent articles about how Oracle and PNC Financial Services have restructured their recruiting departments and segregated the roles within their departments into screeners, sourcers and recruiters.
Resourcing Sourcers are individuals who specialise in the ability to find passive applicants. Many are developing the skills to source passive applicants through networking, CV...
Radical Events Presents....#Radchat #Tchat #dthr...
You know, Steve Jobs always said that you should try to do things that are random and not inside your comfort zone….and clearly our comfort zone is the world of Social Media, Talent Attraction and HR..in an UnConference-like way…wow we have a limited comfort zone.
Having said that one of the better things that I did in 2010 was go down to LA and attend Vidcon —- it’s where...
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Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social...
Gen David Petraeus has previously said US online psychological operations are aimed at ‘countering extremist ideology and propaganda’. Photograph: Cliff Owen/AP
The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda.
A Californian corporation...
Manic Monday #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr #TNL
Hey Monday Type Peeps,
So today we are launching the first of many Radical Events Cheat Sheets —- this one focused on Linkedin takes a quick look at Branding, Sourcing and Community Building via the Linkedin Platform. We’ve given some of our clients a sneak peek at the document and we’ve gotten back some fantastic feedback….so without further ado, here’s where you...
Top 5 Ways To Make Your Facebook Page Stand Out...
I find that more times than not, people don’t really understand what is meant by “Facebook page customization”. Or if they “sort of” get it, they still don’t understand why it’s important. With everyone jumping on this social media “bandwagon”, you HAVE to stand out. You MUST stand apart from your competition. How is this done? Well that’s a loaded question, but first thing’s first:...
#SocialTalent TT - Social Scheduling for...
Here are a few time-saving Apps for your calendar that help you to schedule meetings between fellow colleagues and external candidates and clients, with no schedule clashes and no more digital volleyball trying to find a suitable time that suits all.
For companies of all sizes, in any industry (particularly recruitment) that use Google Apps for their email (and documents, and calendar, and...
Siri can you find me a Java Developer? #Radchat...
Recently Apple launched it’s newest venture into the Smart Phone market with the release of the iPhone 4s which incorporated a Quasi AI named Siri. Now before you all jump up and say that Siri is Sh*irt and doesn’t work….I will tell you right now that I agree there are certainly limitations to the technology and Apple themselves has said that Siri has a long way to go and is...
The Resume Myth #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr #TNL
So recently my friend Lexi Kubrak posted a link to an article about creative resumes that apparently got the applicants jobs at Google, Microsoft and other top tier organizations. I want to first of all share the examples with you all and then ask you to weight in on the conversations about the myths of the resume:
So here are my questions.
Undoubtedly these are very...
Manic Monday #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr #TNL
Hello there Radical Type Peeps,
So today I will be rolling out training to my final group of Sodexo Recruiters. Over the last six months we have taken the Sodexo Recruitment team (70 recruiters) on a journey through the world of Boolean and Linkedin and really shown them the ways that Linkedin can be used not only from a deep sourcing perspective but also from a Community Leadership and...
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WatchMy Prezi from #impact99
My Movember Story #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr #Impact99
The dashing fellow on the far left is my Uncle Don.
We all have an Uncle Don, you know the Uncle who is slightly kooky…and a bit non-PC, who likes to tell it like it is and occasionally calls the waitress at a restaurant “sweetie”, yeah that kinda guy (but you love him for it all the same).
I really only get to see Uncle Don and the rest of my extended family every year...
How do American Job Boards Stack Up, Get the Facts...
The Top 10 most popular websites in the United States are primarily Social Networks, Search Engines, Shopping and Ecommerce sites. This is replicated pretty much across the world with Google and Facebook taking the top two spots worldwide.
Google
Facebook
Youtube
Yahoo
Amazon.com
Wikipedia
Ebay
Twitter
Blogger.com
Craigslist.org
In between the top 10 and the first appearance of a Job...
Introducing #SourceCamp and #SocRecruitCamp...
Here at Radical Events we are all about Participant Lead Learning and discussion, and that is a fact. As we roll out the Radical Planet franchise in 2012 following a very successful 2011 we’re keeping in mind that there are other areas of learning/interest in the HR, Recruiting and Social Media community.
Recently while stuck in Charles DeGaul airport for over 12 hours (thanks Air...
TheSocialCV now indexing more than 105 million...
Is it possible to map the global workforce? TheSocialCV thinks so. It’s taken more than four years of development and required running more than 10 billion online records through a semantic processing engine but TheSocialCV [http://thesocialcv.com] has indexed more than 100 million professional profiles and has mapped more than 200 million professional interactions. The company looks at...
The #HRTechEurope Review from the Radical One...
Last week I attended HR Tech Europe in the Beautiful Okura Hotel in Amsterdam, and I have to say for a startup conference I really feel like HRTech Europe has got a bright future.
There seems to be a pent up demand for information and education in the world of HR Technology across the pond. Not only that but for smart North American companies wanting to make an global impact, the European...
Manic Mondays from #Impact99 #Radchat #Tchat #Dthr...
Hello Radical Type People,
So today I will be attending/speaking and Coaching at Impact99 in Toronto’s Evergreen Brickworks (which just happens to be the site of Radical Planet next June 7-8th). For those of you wanting to follow all the action from Canada’s first Social Conference for HR — you should follow the Hashtag #Impact99 or you can check out their Hashcaster Landing...
WatchWednesday Wisdom from #HRTechEurope
WatchMove over November and make way for Movember #radchat #tchat #dthr #impact99 #hrtecheurope