Anyone Else Tired of Social Media? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T15:04:21Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/anyone-else-tired-of-social?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1073367&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI love it ... Here we have so…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-22:502551:Comment:11120802010-11-22T02:23:01.143ZPaul Alfredhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/PaulAlfred
I love it ... Here we have some great insight by Rayanne questioning Social Media and its usefulness from that we get 35 plus responses from users, readers, members giving feedback as to why its either useful, a waste of time, unproductive, a marketing positioning tool, Recruiters wasting their time when they should be recruiting ...etc...<br />
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and, we are doing all of this.... and sharing all of these thoughts ... from folks across the Continent including Canada ... In a Social Media Universe…
I love it ... Here we have some great insight by Rayanne questioning Social Media and its usefulness from that we get 35 plus responses from users, readers, members giving feedback as to why its either useful, a waste of time, unproductive, a marketing positioning tool, Recruiters wasting their time when they should be recruiting ...etc...<br />
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and, we are doing all of this.... and sharing all of these thoughts ... from folks across the Continent including Canada ... In a Social Media Universe ...<br />
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Damn that bloody Social Media it Kills me every time ... Depends on how you are using…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-22:502551:Comment:11120692010-11-22T01:09:12.698ZPamela Bovairdhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/PamelaBovaird90
Depends on how you are using Social Media. For Recruitingblogs it is absolutely great. I would imagine they have gained a lot from this social media site.
Depends on how you are using Social Media. For Recruitingblogs it is absolutely great. I would imagine they have gained a lot from this social media site. Great thought provoking discu…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-10:502551:Comment:10761002010-09-10T17:05:52.759ZMaria DiLisiohttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MariaDiLisio
Great thought provoking discussion! And kudos on the bold title! I myself have a love/hate relationship with all things Social Media. It has been both a friend and foe. Friend when it helps me uncover hidden gems, learn new tools, or make helpful connections. Foe when it gives me a false sense of accomplishment, or sends me down twisting turning rabbit holes in search of that elusive bit of information. It can be such a time drain! Sometimes Social Media feels like a golden carrot...I know…
Great thought provoking discussion! And kudos on the bold title! I myself have a love/hate relationship with all things Social Media. It has been both a friend and foe. Friend when it helps me uncover hidden gems, learn new tools, or make helpful connections. Foe when it gives me a false sense of accomplishment, or sends me down twisting turning rabbit holes in search of that elusive bit of information. It can be such a time drain! Sometimes Social Media feels like a golden carrot...I know there's <i>so</i> much juicy information out there, but it's often just out of reach. It holds both an illusion and allure to it. Social media is not the next…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-09:502551:Comment:10751692010-09-09T16:14:01.325Zpam claughtonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/pamclaughton
Social media is not the next great thing in recruiting, at all. It can be a huge time sink if you let it and when I was first finding my way around twitter I lost far too much time. I spend as little time as possible with social media, but I do use it somewhat to leverage what I'm already doing. I'll post status updates on LinkedIn which copy to Twitter, to get the word out about new searches. I see social media as much more of a branding tool than a recruiting one, it's a good way to build…
Social media is not the next great thing in recruiting, at all. It can be a huge time sink if you let it and when I was first finding my way around twitter I lost far too much time. I spend as little time as possible with social media, but I do use it somewhat to leverage what I'm already doing. I'll post status updates on LinkedIn which copy to Twitter, to get the word out about new searches. I see social media as much more of a branding tool than a recruiting one, it's a good way to build awareness of who you are and what you do, but odds are when you have a difficult search, it's not going to land you a top qualified candidate. When I need to find someone fast I go outbound, on the phone and email...not social media. Social Media keeps me better…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-09:502551:Comment:10750742010-09-09T15:00:12.544ZCraig Silvermanhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/CraigSilverman
Social Media keeps me better connected to my contacts and I like it. For recruiters these new networking tools have become part of our daily routine but need to be managed so that we don't get carried away and loose focus. I like checking in early in the am or late at night, maybe at lunch but try to stay away during key times when it's better to be interacting directly with my team or my clients.
Social Media keeps me better connected to my contacts and I like it. For recruiters these new networking tools have become part of our daily routine but need to be managed so that we don't get carried away and loose focus. I like checking in early in the am or late at night, maybe at lunch but try to stay away during key times when it's better to be interacting directly with my team or my clients. Yes, it gives new meaning to…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-09:502551:Comment:10750582010-09-09T13:54:03.675ZHarold Ensleyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/hensley
Yes, it gives new meaning to "cloud computing", doesn't it?<br />
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<cite>Alasdair Murray said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/anyone-else-tired-of-social?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1074987&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1074919"><div>"You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do your job, and you can only pick one person. Does that mean I need another 1000 people to communicate with? Or do I need the most desperate candidates to contact me -…</div>
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Yes, it gives new meaning to "cloud computing", doesn't it?<br />
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<cite>Alasdair Murray said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/anyone-else-tired-of-social?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1074987&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1074919"><div>"You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do your job, and you can only pick one person. Does that mean I need another 1000 people to communicate with? Or do I need the most desperate candidates to contact me - personally - in any way possible?"<br/> <br/>
Very well put. All this talk about Facebook being a global marketplace with 500 million members does not help me reach any more mid career accountants in a particular geographical location. At least 499,999,900 of those members are totally irrelevant and just cloud the issue rather than clarify it.<br/>
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<cite>Harold Ensley said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/anyone-else-tired-of-social?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1074794&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1074794"><div>Social Media make me want to plurk (apologies to plurk.com... but what where they thinking when they named that site?). The thing with social media, is that it's made out for more than it is. Social networking is in fact networking... no brainer... seriously.<br/> <br/> I see a great future in internet recruiting, I don't see the future, per say, in technology that makes people more accessible. Why? recruiting is mostly an inherently negative function. You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do your job, and you can only pick one person. Does that mean I need another 1000 people to communicate with? Or do I need the most desperate candidates to contact me - personally - in any way possible?<br/>
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Being effective online means drawing boundaries. It's not about building a ever-increasing following of mediocre talent that suck up your time.<br/>
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Is Social Media the cancer cell of recruiting? Maybe, because if you can't hire people in sufficient numbers, the effort will kill itself off.</div>
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</blockquote> Once upon a time (back in the…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-09:502551:Comment:10749872010-09-09T11:03:43.591ZMaureen Sharibhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MaureenSharib
Once upon a time (back in the 90s) AOL was the social media darling (though we didn't call it that - those of us who knew what a time suck it was called it AOHell) and look at it now: being evermore dissembled as we speak!<br />
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Robert, I'd like to hear more from you on that 50% figure you mentioned about SM info being outdated. I hadn't pegged it that high but taking into account the economic tsunami I can see that maybve being true...anyone else have an opinion on that?<br />
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Maybe we ought to view SM…
Once upon a time (back in the 90s) AOL was the social media darling (though we didn't call it that - those of us who knew what a time suck it was called it AOHell) and look at it now: being evermore dissembled as we speak!<br />
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Robert, I'd like to hear more from you on that 50% figure you mentioned about SM info being outdated. I hadn't pegged it that high but taking into account the economic tsunami I can see that maybve being true...anyone else have an opinion on that?<br />
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Maybe we ought to view SM as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)" target="_blank">Trojan Horse</a>, something that appears as beneficial but in reality facilitates all kinds of unexpected consequences? "You have sometimes 500 peopl…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-09:502551:Comment:10749192010-09-09T07:20:13.510ZAlasdair Murrayhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AlasdairMurray
"You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do your job, and you can only pick one person. Does that mean I need another 1000 people to communicate with? Or do I need the most desperate candidates to contact me - personally - in any way possible?"<br />
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Very well put. All this talk about Facebook being a global marketplace with 500 million members does not help me reach any more mid career accountants in a particular geographical location. At least 499,999,900 of those members are totally…
"You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do your job, and you can only pick one person. Does that mean I need another 1000 people to communicate with? Or do I need the most desperate candidates to contact me - personally - in any way possible?"<br />
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Very well put. All this talk about Facebook being a global marketplace with 500 million members does not help me reach any more mid career accountants in a particular geographical location. At least 499,999,900 of those members are totally irrelevant and just cloud the issue rather than clarify it.<br />
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<cite>Harold Ensley said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/anyone-else-tired-of-social?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1074794&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1074794"><div>Social Media make me want to plurk (apologies to plurk.com... but what where they thinking when they named that site?). The thing with social media, is that it's made out for more than it is. Social networking is in fact networking... no brainer... seriously.<br/> <br/>
I see a great future in internet recruiting, I don't see the future, per say, in technology that makes people more accessible. Why? recruiting is mostly an inherently negative function. You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do your job, and you can only pick one person. Does that mean I need another 1000 people to communicate with? Or do I need the most desperate candidates to contact me - personally - in any way possible?<br/>
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Being effective online means drawing boundaries. It's not about building a ever-increasing following of mediocre talent that suck up your time.<br/>
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Is Social Media the cancer cell of recruiting? Maybe, because if you can't hire people in sufficient numbers, the effort will kill itself off.</div>
</blockquote> Social Media make me want to…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-09:502551:Comment:10747942010-09-09T00:13:39.882ZHarold Ensleyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/hensley
Social Media make me want to plurk (apologies to plurk.com... but what where they thinking when they named that site?). The thing with social media, is that it's made out for more than it is. Social networking is in fact networking... no brainer... seriously.<br />
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I see a great future in internet recruiting, I don't see the future, per say, in technology that makes people more accessible. Why? recruiting is mostly an inherently negative function. You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do…
Social Media make me want to plurk (apologies to plurk.com... but what where they thinking when they named that site?). The thing with social media, is that it's made out for more than it is. Social networking is in fact networking... no brainer... seriously.<br />
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I see a great future in internet recruiting, I don't see the future, per say, in technology that makes people more accessible. Why? recruiting is mostly an inherently negative function. You have sometimes 500 people all qualified to do your job, and you can only pick one person. Does that mean I need another 1000 people to communicate with? Or do I need the most desperate candidates to contact me - personally - in any way possible?<br />
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Being effective online means drawing boundaries. It's not about building a ever-increasing following of mediocre talent that suck up your time.<br />
<br />
Is Social Media the cancer cell of recruiting? Maybe, because if you can't hire people in sufficient numbers, the effort will kill itself off. Social Media, like any new to…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-09-08:502551:Comment:10747682010-09-08T23:24:47.406ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
Social Media, like any new toy deserves to be explored, played with then put down when it's time to go back to work. In my opinion it is one of the most over hyped new toys that has come along in a while. Millions of companies and people never heard of it , won't waste time with it other than a profile here and there.<br />
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My prediction is that the fall recruiting run is going to be stronger than we have seen this year. Yeppers, RA i think you are right on target. I'm sick of it. SM is going into…
Social Media, like any new toy deserves to be explored, played with then put down when it's time to go back to work. In my opinion it is one of the most over hyped new toys that has come along in a while. Millions of companies and people never heard of it , won't waste time with it other than a profile here and there.<br />
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My prediction is that the fall recruiting run is going to be stronger than we have seen this year. Yeppers, RA i think you are right on target. I'm sick of it. SM is going into my "social" stack. When, i want to take a break from the real world i'll log in and see what is playing on the soaps then check back out.<br />
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When i really realized how sick of it i really am is when some idiot was hyping finding out where some candidate was then showing up to stalk them at lunch or starbucks. I am truly tired of watching people walk into lamp posts and fall off curbs while they are shuffling along texting and checking their facebook friends. My thinks it's time to go back to work, look people in the eye and get away from some of this texting and typing.