Hiring Through Social Media
Examiner.com <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-3566-Oklahoma-City-Job-Search-Examiner~y2009m7d4-Build-a-Social-Media-Hiring-Strategy">reports</a> on how hiring managers at small, mid-size and large companies are increasingly using social networking Web sites to research job candidates before making a job offer. But while social media has become a major part of the hiring process, it takes time and effort to make such Web sites truly useful.
Examiner.com reports on how hiring managers at small, mid-size and large companies are increasingly using social networking Web sites to research job candidates before making a job offer. But while social media has become a major part of the hiring process, it takes time and effort to make such Web sites truly useful. As a result, the article offers seven tips for hiring managers to follow in establishing a social media hiring strategy: analyze your staffing needs; start where you're comfortable; remember your manners; don't do too little, but don't do too much; be consistent and responsive; and realize that it's a long-term commitment.
As the federal government seeks to overhaul the hiring process in the coming months, these tips may prove useful to making social media a successful part of recruiting and retaining top employees to the civil service.