Archive for February, 2012

Is Facebook an Employment Crystal Ball?

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

A recent article posted on line by the Wall Street Journal suggests that your Facebook profile might be very telling to potential employers about your future job performance. The article reports on a new study from Northern Illinois University, the University of Evansville and Auburn University where a professor and two students were presented with [...]

Should You Welcome Social Media in Your Workplace?

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Post this. Tweet that. Check in. Tag. Re-post. Share. Like. Plus. Blah, blah, blah… It seems like everyone is talking in social media code these days. And that social media’s reach is everywhere. Should you embrace it, restrict it or block it in your workplace? We read with great interest “HR Expert Outlines The Top [...]

Does Cupid Know Your Office Dating Policy?

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. We’d like to take a moment on this day dedicated to love to injected some much needed human resources perspectives—because, well, that’s what we do. And also, CareerBuilder’s recently published annual office romance survey of more than 7,000 workers nationwide found that 38 percent of workers said they have dated a co-worker at least once over the course of their career.

Not Sure How to Use Social Media to Mine for Talent? Have No Fear. NetSourcing Is Here!

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

So you think social media is nice and all, but it’s not really a big deal in the competitive world of recruiting? Maybe you should think again.