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Tag Archives: social media recruiting

• Central Intelligence Agency: Recruiting the next generation of spies via Facebook

  This February 2009 article I found online the other day, published by US News & World Report, poses an interesting question: "Should the country's secret spy agency (CIA) be encouraging potential hires to publicize their interest in the intelligence field? The article prov… more

• Digital Detective Work: Survey Shows Most Employers Search Online for Information About Potential Creative Hires

  A polished resume and portfolio aren't the only tools professionals need to land their next job. A new survey shows a sterling digital presence is important, too. Important note: We want to point out that this recent survey was specifically done for the advertising and marketing… more

• Concerns about social media engagement and security clearances … continued

  Yesterday, the Homeland Security Blog did up a good post entitled "Facebook and Twitter can be dangerous to your security clearance’s health." The blog post referenced a November 2, 2009 article which we actually wrote about here. When we saw the Homeland Security Blog post… more

• Security Cleared Job Seekers: Remember HAM Principle on Social Networks

  Honesty, accuracy and mitigation. This trio makes up the "HAM" principles which, according to FederalTimes.com's Greg Rinkey, security cleared individuals need to adhere to when participating in social networks: "If you hold a security clearance or if you ever want to apply for … more

• ERE.net: socially networked candidates are becoming “accustomed” to being treated in more personal ways

  ERE.net, an online community for recruiters seeking to learn about the latest trends in the recruiting industry, indicated in a July 22, 2009 blog post entitled "Social Media: A Primer" that socially networked job candidates are "becoming accustomed to being treated in this more … more