Recruiting in the Digital Era: Guidance for HR Professionals, Recruiters, and Hiring Managers

Targeted primarily to “social recruiting” rookies, this webinar will provide an overview of how HR professionals, recruiters and hiring managers can and should incorporate social media and other digital technologies into their talent acquisition processes. It will begin with general guidance that recognizes there is no single set of practices, platforms, tools, or techniques that can satisfy every employer’s recruiting objectives, and that the best approach(es) will be determined by an employer’s unique talent management requirements and circumstances. Then, recasting the “recruiting funnel” to reflect new activities like social advertising, social sourcing, social assessment, and social screening, the webinar will address the new platforms, tools and processes that can be used at each recruitment and selection stage. Specific guidance will be given about the types of organizations and positions for which each activity makes the most sense, as well as who would typically initiate the activity and the process that would most likely be employed. To promote practices that enable employers to hire the best possible candidates in the most appropriate ways, specific guidance will be offered to ensure social hiring activities are both legally compliant and ethical. Finally, recognizing that Digital Era recruiting involves more than just sourcing and screening candidates via social media, the session will provide additional guidance for employers to enhance their effectiveness, including social benchmarking and living the candidate experience. Additional resources that offer more in-depth coverage and related guidance, including specific advice for managing Digital Era risks, will be provided at the end of the session.

HR professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers - especially those who are relatively unfamiliar with the impact of social media and digital technologies on the talent acquisition process.

Why the best approach(es) to leveraging social media and digital technologies will be determined by an employer’s unique talent management requirements and circumstances. How the recruiting funnel can be recast in social terms, and the new platforms, tools and processes that can be used at each recruitment and selection stage. How to ensure social hiring activities are both legally compliant and ethical.

Recruiting in the Digital Era: Updated Guidance for Employers, Recruiters, and Candidates: http://www.sminorgs.net/2011/11/recruiting-in-the-digital-era-updated-guidance-for-employers-recruiters-and-candidates.html

		Courtney Hunt, PhD Renaissance Strategic Solutions View Profile