Blog:Author: Daniel Fogel | Source: HCI
| June 11, 2013
With today’s hyper-connected world, data is created, examined and applied from numerous sources on a daily basis. How are talent acquisition professionals supposed to understand and process all of this big data? Michael Hakeem, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Novo Nordisk shared the story of how his firm harnessed big data to drive value for recruiting in a breakout session today at the 2013 Strategic Talent Acquisition Conference. more »
Blog:Author: Daniel Fogel | Source: HCI
| June 11, 2013
Everyone in the talent acquisition space knows the importance of social media in an effective recruitment strategy, but many are unsure of what percentage of resources to devote to social media versus traditional avenues. Lars Schmidt, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Innovation at NPR shared his insights with the crowds today at the 2013 Strategic Talent Acquisition Conference. NPR has chosen to spotlight their social media campaign as the crown jewel. Schmidt champions empowering his current employees to assist in the outreach as brand ambassadors and utilizes innovative twitter hashtags to drive the brand and posts to an NPR Tumblr page as well. more »
Blog:Author: Daniel Fogel | Source: HCI
| June 11, 2013
Talent acquisition professionals are always on the search for the right candidate for the right spot. Does the candidate possess the right skills and experience? Will she fit with the firm’s culture? With tight deadlines and fierce competition, what are the best tools to determine if the candidate will be a good match? Today attendees at the 2013 Strategic Talent Acquisition Conference heard from The Human Lie Detector author and Director of SVA Training, Steven Van Aperen. more »