Best of the Backchannel: Twitter and Recruiting

Summaries of the key points from each session, as captured by TWTRCON DC 09 attendee tweets on October 22. (With RTs and #twtrcon’s removed.)
Twitter and Recruiting
Jessica Lee, Senior Employment Manager, APCO Worldwide
Kerry Noone, Marketing Communications Manager, Sodexo USA, Talent Acquisition Group
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cariegrls most of @SodexoCareers recruiting staff is on Twitter. #twtrcon
csukach Up now @jessica_lee of APCO Worldwide & Kerry Noone @SodexoCareers talking about employee recruiting #twtrcon
cariegrls @SodexoCareers uses Twitter for employment branding, candidate enngagement / relationship building , and finding candidates #twtrcon
SourcerKelly @jessica_lee is talking abt getting the word out that your co is a great place to work #twtrcon
tranrecruiting #twtrcon @SodexoCareers Be careful, but weren’t scared to jump in on Twitter (and other social media sites)
AnnikaStensson RT @tracytran: #twtrcon @SodexoCareers has 50 recruiters and all of them are in social media to recruit
Arie_Ball Now up..@SodexoCareers & @Jessica_Lee– 3 ways 2 use twitter 4 recruiting. #twtrcon Taking the candidate beyond the About Us page.
cariegrls RT @SourcerKelly: job hunting? find recruiters on twitter and start a convo #twtrcon
SourcerKelly HR too automated? Twitter gives 1:1 netwkng contact #twtrcon
garlin Twitter can help solve the "Resume Black Hole" problem by giving companies at least one personal face. -@jessica_lee #twtrcon
SourcerKelly job hunting? find recruiters on twitter and start a convo #twtrcon Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:30:23 +0000
TheAAPC #twtrcon what weve learned if anything is that success depends on a successful intergration of your tools. Reinvent.
cariegrls brilliant. @APCOJobs tweets about their company softball games to showcase a fun company culture. #twtrcon
TWTRCON Hashtags for jobs/candidates #whatido, #jobseeker, #jobangels. @jessica_lee uses these and tweeple and other tools to find ppl #twtrcon
arlong509 when sending out ur resume, twitter eliminates the frustration one can get w/ automated responses b/c u r talking to real people #twtrcon
cariegrls RT @debbieweil: @SodexoCareers How they are measuring success: tripled traffic to site w/ in 3 mos. of starting to use Twitter #twtrcon
tracytran #twtrcon @SodexoCareers measure of success is real conversation between job seekers and organizations #twtrcon
GovCon20 Social media tip: Be careful, not afraid. Inspired by @SodexoCareers comments #twtrcon
JohnBattaglino Recruiting session at #twtrcon hits home. Twitter gives face and personality to org. Check out how @DeanElmore engages BU on Twitter.
cariegrls @APCOJobs also uses tweeple and twellow to scour for candidates #twtrcon
TWTRCON “I know this is TWTRCON and we’re talking about twitter, but an integrated approach is important” – @jessica_lee #twtrcon
danaschwartz83 Good advice @jessica_lee Be careful what you’re posting so your digital footprint doesn’t hurt your chances of getting a job later #twtrcon
RickBakas #TWTRCON conf. In DC. Recruiter @Jessica_lee googles every candidate before picking up the phone. – http://bkite.com/22ivw
QuickenChels RT @TWTRCON: "I know this is TWTRCON and we’re talking about twitter, but an integrated approach is important" – @jessica_lee #twtrcon
SourcerKelly it’s well indexed by goog and other search engines…easy to search #twtrcon

Summaries of the key points from each session, as captured by TWTRCON DC 09 attendee tweets on October 22. (With RTs and #twtrcon’s removed.)

Twitter and Recruiting

  • Jessica Lee, Senior Employment Manager, APCO Worldwide (@jessica_lee)
  • Kerry Noone, Marketing Communications Manager, Sodexo USA, Talent Acquisition Group (@SodexoCareers)

Slides from this session are posted here: http://www.slideshare.net/TWTRCON/twtrcon-dc-09-recruiting

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@cariegrls: @SodexoCareers uses Twitter for employment branding, candidate enngagement / relationship building , and finding candidates

@SourcerKelly: @jessica_lee is talking abt getting the word out that your co is a great place to work

@tranrecruiting: @SodexoCareers Be careful, but weren’t scared to jump in on Twitter (and other social media sites)

@tracytran: @SodexoCareers has 50 recruiters and all of them are in social media to recruit

@Arie_Ball : Taking the candidate beyond the About Us page.

@SourcerKelly: job hunting? find recruiters on twitter and start a convo

@SourcerKelly: HR too automated? Twitter gives 1:1 netwkng contact

@garlin: Twitter can help solve the “Resume Black Hole” problem by giving companies at least one personal face. -@jessica_lee

@TheAAPC: what weve learned if anything is that success depends on a successful intergration of your tools. Reinvent.

@cariegrls: brilliant. @APCOJobs tweets about their company softball games to showcase a fun company culture.

@TWTRCON: Hashtags for jobs/candidates #whatido, #jobseeker, #jobangels. @jessica_lee uses these and tweeple and other tools to find ppl

@arlong509: when sending out ur resume, twitter eliminates the frustration one can get w/ automated responses b/c u r talking to real people

@debbieweil: @SodexoCareers How they are measuring success: tripled traffic to site w/ in 3 mos. of starting to use Twitter

@tracytran: @SodexoCareers measure of success is real conversation between job seekers and organizations #twtrcon

@GovCon20: Social media tip: Be careful, not afraid. Inspired by @SodexoCareers comments

@JohnBattaglino: Recruiting session at #twtrcon hits home. Twitter gives face and personality to org. Check out how @DeanElmore engages BU on Twitter.

@cariegrls: @APCOJobs also uses tweeple and twellow to scour for candidates

@TWTRCON: “I know this is TWTRCON and we’re talking about twitter, but an integrated approach is important” – @jessica_lee

@danaschwartz83: Good advice @jessica_lee Be careful what you’re posting so your digital footprint doesn’t hurt your chances of getting a job later

@RickBakas: Recruiter @Jessica_lee googles every candidate before picking up the phone.

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