Corporate talent acquisition leaders from Eloqua, RIM, Christie Digital and Golf Town share their stories of harnessing the power of LinkedIn, and how it has impacted the quality, cost, and time of hire for their organizations. A bit “pitchy, dawg”, as Randy Jackson would say, but still some useful information for recruiters, particularly on how important the use of LinkedIn throughout the company is for successful recruiting.
Scott Allen is a true social media pioneer, helping turn virtual relationships into real business since 2002. He is coauthor of The Virtual Handshake, the first book on using social media for business, and contributor to over a dozen books on social media, marketing & entrepreneurship. He consults on digital strategy to a limited client base, focusing the rest of his energy on NFN8 Media, a growing network of niche websites.
Linkedin has something that traditional job sites cannot do. At least, I can talk to them personally before hiring them and study their personal profile, experience, etc.