The CareerXroads Colloquium was hosted at DaVita in Denver, Colorado from 5/2 - 5/4/2011. This was a great event where sourcing leaders from top companies across the United States got together sharing best practices with each other. This was a great environment for learning!
I was able to share and demo of the PepsiCo Possibilities employment application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. I was able to project it directly from my iPad onto the large screen for a real-time walk through. Other people were able to share stories about sourcing, discuss new cool tools and best ways to locate talent. Overall, the best thing about the CareerXroads Colloquium is the networking and the ability to interact/speak with people that are doing the same thing you are.
Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin lead CareerXroads and do a great job of facilitation. They encourage everyone to share and be open with the confidence that what is shared in the room can stay in the room (if needed). It is so nice to share best practices or bounce a question/situation to the group and get quick recommendations. Overall, this was a great event.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Twitter Experiment - Initial Tactics
I plan to do the following things that I learned from Craig Fisher (@fishdogs) and Geoff Webb (@Radicalrecruit) while on a CoolTools panel at TalentNet Live Conference.
Tactics:
1. Modify and complete my Twitter profile
2. Implement a Twitterfeed populated by RSS feeds
3. Leverage www.blastfollow.com
Tactics:
1. Modify and complete my Twitter profile
2. Implement a Twitterfeed populated by RSS feeds
3. Leverage www.blastfollow.com
Twitter Experiment - 30 days after TalentNet
I had a long blog post describing what I was doing, but I inadvertantly deleted. Here I go with a second blog post.
Here is my plan - 30 days to grow my Twitter brand and presence after TalentNetLive (#TNL). I plan to implement some tips and tricks learned at TalentNet this past week.
Stats for Sept. 2nd:
I am presently Following - 153
I have 245 Followers.
I have Tweeted 301 times.
Listed - 11 (I do not really know what his is...)
Tactics and strategies to follow shortly..
Here is my plan - 30 days to grow my Twitter brand and presence after TalentNetLive (#TNL). I plan to implement some tips and tricks learned at TalentNet this past week.
Stats for Sept. 2nd:
I am presently Following - 153
I have 245 Followers.
I have Tweeted 301 times.
Listed - 11 (I do not really know what his is...)
Tactics and strategies to follow shortly..
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Laguardia Airport - facelift?
I am on a plane and have the opportunity to blog. Six months have flown by (no pun intended) since my last in flight blog. I just love the ability to focus on a plane!
OK --- I am going to complain a little here. LGA - LaGuardia Airport in New York....I know the airport has been around a while but there are more cracked tiles on the floor that are so noticable. What is up there? Also, they have the SLOWEST and WEAKEST hand dryers in the men's bathrooms. I would miss my flight if I waited to have my hands dry. Those things put out less air than waving a paper fan back and forth. Just observing and sharing my thoughts....
OK --- I am going to complain a little here. LGA - LaGuardia Airport in New York....I know the airport has been around a while but there are more cracked tiles on the floor that are so noticable. What is up there? Also, they have the SLOWEST and WEAKEST hand dryers in the men's bathrooms. I would miss my flight if I waited to have my hands dry. Those things put out less air than waving a paper fan back and forth. Just observing and sharing my thoughts....
Monday, March 8, 2010
Do you know your company's recruiting strategy?
What is your company's recruiting strategy?
Is it an Academy approach where you grow your own employees through rotations and leadership programs? Is it an acquire approach where you hire from the competition?
Whatever your strategy or situation, make sure you know it.
Second question - Who controls the strategy?
Does Recruiting, HR or the function control the strategy and the forecasting for this? Make sure that you are aware of the strategy and then are staying ahead of the forecasting. Knowing the strategy is a big difference maker. The overall result for you if you understand the strategy means you can operate in a proactive (predictive) mode versus a reactive (fire drill) mode.
Ultimately, the goal is to help you operate as a cool calm recruiting consultant versus running around like an emergency room doctor in a triage situation.
Is it an Academy approach where you grow your own employees through rotations and leadership programs? Is it an acquire approach where you hire from the competition?
Whatever your strategy or situation, make sure you know it.
Second question - Who controls the strategy?
Does Recruiting, HR or the function control the strategy and the forecasting for this? Make sure that you are aware of the strategy and then are staying ahead of the forecasting. Knowing the strategy is a big difference maker. The overall result for you if you understand the strategy means you can operate in a proactive (predictive) mode versus a reactive (fire drill) mode.
Ultimately, the goal is to help you operate as a cool calm recruiting consultant versus running around like an emergency room doctor in a triage situation.
Friday, March 5, 2010
My Lucky Day!
Sorry it's been so long since my last blog. I have been traveling so
much and have been so busy with college recruiting interviewing. I have not really had much time to do anything other than work. I have been going so fast that I had something funny happened to me when I returned to
town. On Sunday of last week, I was late going to the airport and my
car needed gas. I was running so late that I didn't have time to fill
up the tank. I dropped the car off at the airport valet service and
figured I'd probably have enough when I left the airport to make it
home or at least to the nearest gas station. When I got in the car I forgot about the lack of gas since I had been gone for four days.
The low gas indicator was not on low it was BRIGHT! I may not even have enough gas to make it to the first gas station. I made it out of the airport and past 635 heading back to Frisco. I knew the first exit was for Bass Pro Shop and there was a gas station right off the exit from the highway.
On the way to the exit I felt the car starts to sputter. When I got on off the exit ramp, that's when the car started to really sputter. Then as I approached the stop sign before the gas station, the car ran out of gas and all the power on the car went out.
Then the next 20 seconds were like something out of a comedy movie. I shifted the car into neutral and coasted down a small incline and turned into the parking lot of the gas station and coasted into the gas station running out of momentum RIGHT AT THE PUMP!
I may have come up with the new business venture or an additional business item for the DFW valet service. They don't need to ask me if they can wash my car while it's parked in valet. They need to ask me if they can fill it up with gas since I never have time to do that.
much and have been so busy with college recruiting interviewing. I have not really had much time to do anything other than work. I have been going so fast that I had something funny happened to me when I returned to
town. On Sunday of last week, I was late going to the airport and my
car needed gas. I was running so late that I didn't have time to fill
up the tank. I dropped the car off at the airport valet service and
figured I'd probably have enough when I left the airport to make it
home or at least to the nearest gas station. When I got in the car I forgot about the lack of gas since I had been gone for four days.
The low gas indicator was not on low it was BRIGHT! I may not even have enough gas to make it to the first gas station. I made it out of the airport and past 635 heading back to Frisco. I knew the first exit was for Bass Pro Shop and there was a gas station right off the exit from the highway.
On the way to the exit I felt the car starts to sputter. When I got on off the exit ramp, that's when the car started to really sputter. Then as I approached the stop sign before the gas station, the car ran out of gas and all the power on the car went out.
Then the next 20 seconds were like something out of a comedy movie. I shifted the car into neutral and coasted down a small incline and turned into the parking lot of the gas station and coasted into the gas station running out of momentum RIGHT AT THE PUMP!
I may have come up with the new business venture or an additional business item for the DFW valet service. They don't need to ask me if they can wash my car while it's parked in valet. They need to ask me if they can fill it up with gas since I never have time to do that.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Blogging in the sky!
I am flying on American Airlines right now and they have a new Wireless service called Gogo that enables you to surf the web in-flight. Wicked cool. Blogging at 37,000 ft! I guess I have now joined the club that have blogged on an airplane. To Work or to watch a Netflix Instant Queue movie....that is the question....?
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