Love is in the air this week and at LinkedIn, there’s one group of people we’re loving more than ever: the recruiters who transform their companies through the talent they hire.
Why do we love recruiters? We could go on all day, but here are 10 reasons to get started:
Editor’s note: Jeremy Langhans heads up Global Brand and Talent Attraction for Expedia. He is also President of the Northwest Recruiters Association.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A corporate recruiter? Me neither. Most of us are plain lucky to fall into this profession.
This Thursday is Valentine’s Day. While we’d love to send each and every one of you a cute card and chocolates, we simply couldn’t face going to the Post Office.
Instead, this week on the blog we’ll celebrate our love of talent acquisition and all those who practice it. We’ll feature stories that cover some of the ways in which heart, caring and compassion manifest themselves in the industry today. Expect a couple of guest contributors, a sprinkling of inspiration, and perhaps a few words of tough love along the way.
We’ve already established the reasons why it pays to engage employee connections and company followers on LinkedIn. You can do some of that yourself, but in reality you’ll get from 0 to 60 much faster if you partner with your employees. Your brand, whether corporate or employer, is no longer about the message you control, but rather the authentic experience you deliver.
A recent analysis by TNS offers the top drivers of employer brand ambassadors to deliver the brand promise, or what people expect from every interaction with your company:
Want to drive a compelling talent brand? Start close to home with your connections, your employees’ connections, and your company followers on LinkedIn.
As discussed recently on the LinkedIn Talent blog, talent brand is no longer about the message you control. The online social world has seized brand from the hands of you, the employer, and placed it in the hands of your talent, both current and potential. You can certainly influence, but you don’t call all the shots.