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Social Media for HR Pros
Ben Eubanks
April 11, 2013 NASHRM Mentor University
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About meThe day gig The night gig
The unpaid gig
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If I was a Lawyer
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If I was a Recruiter/Consultant
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But I’m not
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How I started in HR
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How I started in Social Media
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Why?
• Your employees understand it, whether you do or not.
• You can get a lot out of it professionally.• It’s how you spend your free time after you
finish all the HR work. :-)
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Professional development
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Join the club
Over 100 “HR” blogs exist today. Here are ten:
1. hrringleader.com
2. omegahrsolutions.com
3. womenofhr.com
4. fistfuloftalent.com
5. hrcapitalist.com
6. hrschoolhouse.com
7. hrremix.com
8. timsackett.com
9. sbrownehr.com
10. evilhrlady.org
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Thinly sliced
Have a favorite topic? What about Lean manufacturing principles for HR, government contracting, or legal compliance?
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Networking
You are the average of your 5 closest friends.
Jim Rohn
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HRevolution
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Project:Social
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How do you survive?
• Be realistic• Use leverage
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Communications
• Do you need a policy?– Blanket conversation policy– Lawyers running the show– Outliers
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Hot off the presses
• Research published TODAY by SHRM:– 77% of orgs using social recruiting– 20% of orgs using for screening (truth?)
http://www.slideshare.net/shrm/social-networkingwebsitesrecruitingselectingjobcandidatesshrm2013final
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Legal
• Swinging pendulum: “nothing is allowed” was the norm, now moving away
• Speech on social media platforms can be “protected speech” if it targets the NLRA key “concerted activity” areas: wages, working conditions, etc.– Hispanics United
• Not all speech protected– Bartender– Reporter
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Two options
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Coaching vs. Policies
• Drive Smart• Be Honest and Clear• Avoid a Blowout• Genuine Assistance• Proceed with Care• Respect Fellow Drivers• Share the Road
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The numbers
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Recruiting
• Facebook (or Twitter, YouTube, etc.) is not a bad word
• LinkedIn is my main success story• Facebook for targeted demographics• Niche sites• Learn to search Google (boolean)• Communities=work, tread carefully• Email comm idea w/SmartRecruiters• Corporate blogging
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Ninja tip
• Boolean search is not social media, but you search social data.
• Type “ben eubanks” site:linkedin.com and you can see my profile, even if we’re not connected.
• This is how I source purple squirrels.
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Tools abound
• Jobvite• SmartRecruiters• Yammer• TribeHR• Rypple• TalentBin • And a hundred others
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Corporate Blogging
Get a free guide: upstarthr.com/hrblogging
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Culture/Branding
• What do ladies in men’s flame retardant Nomex flight suits, a bag piper, and a video about the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden have in common?
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But I don’t have time…
Start with one thing. –Richard Sherman
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But I don’t have time…
Use LinkedIn first. –Bonita Martin
Take advantage of
Groups and Answers
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But I don’t have time…
Use RSS to save time. –Caryn Sarvich
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But I don’t have time…
Engage now or be left behind. –Stephanie Kempa
More on this: http://upstarthr.com/busy
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Not THE answer, but…
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Get more
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