How Can Employee Advocacy Influence Recruiting

How Can Employee Advocacy Influence Recruiting What better way to promote and market your company than through your employees voice. And what better channels than through their social media accounts. Obviously this only works in the organisations favour if the content thats being shared shines a glowing light on them but its something companies are doing more of. But just how much of an influence does employee advocacy have on recruitment? Our panel of 10 recruiting experts share their views Leela Srinivasan Employee advocacy can massively influence candidates’ awareness of your organization and interest in working for you. In Lever’s case, we’ve also found advocacy to positively impact the diversity of our workforce. Aided by a series of employee-written blog posts shared on our ‘Inside Lever’ blog as well as across LinkedIn and Medium, we saw our gender ratio improve to 50:50 men and women; meanwhile, 40% of our team is non-white. Both candidates and employees routinely cite their interactions with Leveroos, both digitally and in-person at events, as a factor in deciding to apply for and work at Lever. Leela Srinivasan, Chief Marketing Officer at Lever Erin Wilson As they say in marketing, it’s not what you tell your customers it’s what your customers tell other customers. This is no different. When your employees love where they work and share that experience openly and authentically it shows. The feeling is contagious. When someone has been influenced by a current employee and feels the advocacy is coming from a place other than the talent team, whose job is to advocate, it brings an unparalleled level of transparency and collaboration to the conversation. Erin Wilson  is Founder and Talent Engineer at Hirepool.io Amy Volas It gives the recruiting function a much stronger foundation to work from, increases referrals and illustrates what a fantastic company you’re representing to intrigue people to want to learn more or tell their friends and family about how great of place your company is.   Working from silos has been proven to not be effective and the ability to point to a positive employee experience, the chance to thrive and grow, strong leadership and all of the other benefits of employee advocacy make a tremendous recruiting difference. Amy Volas is  Chieftain of Avenue Talent Partners Lars Schmidt Word of mouth is huge. Anything a recruiter says is going to be received with a perception of bias from candidates. Employees will have much less of that perceived slant, so if you find ways to effectively empower employees to share their unfiltered experience that can have a huge affect on recruiting. Lars Schmidt  is the Founder of Amplify Chad MacRae You have fans, and when something good happens they tell people. Then, some of those people that hear about it want to work for you. Chad MacRae is the Founder of Recruiting Social  Stacy Zapar Our people are our greatest resource. They are our best storytellers for evangelizing the company, culture, values, work being done, etc. They are the most authentic voice of our employer brand. They also know people who have the right skills and will be successful at our company. Encourage and drive referrals through creative campaigns. Great companies have engaged employees who are natural advocates. Give them a platform and a voice and youll see the benefits!? Stacy is the Founder of Tenfold The Talent Agency John Feldmann If nurtured by management, employee advocacy can have an invaluable impact on a company’s recruiting efforts. Good employees know good employees, and employee referrals rank first in job performance and ROI. Therefore, turning top employees into brand ambassadors who will raise awareness for the company brand through social media and content generation will attract top talent to open positions, and convey employee satisfaction and a positive work culture. John Feldmann  is a writer for Insperity Recruiting Services Maren Hogan Think about how you shop online. You probably surf the review section to get real insights on the product you’re interested in, right? Having employee advocates on your side is akin to having killer reviews on your company (hopefully). Not only do candidates have access to tools like Glassdoor and Indeed to see what past or current employees are saying about the company, they also have social media to see the “day in the life of” angle. Encourage your employees to contribute social media reviews to give candidates a raw insight on the company. Maren Hogan is CEO and Founder of Red Branch Media Craig Fisher Employee advocacy can have a great effect on recruiting if done properly.   Most employers make the mistake of asking their employees to advocate, then either giving them no direction or suggestions of content, or feeding them only company-centric content and jobs to post.   If employees only ever post content by and about their organization on places like Linkedin and Twitter, it seems contrived and job seekers will see through it.   Better to encourage employees to share personal and work stories from their own point of view and to give them some great 3rd-party content from trusted publications to share with their networks to build trust and grow. Craig Fisher is  Head of Employer Brand, CA Technologies, and Allegis Global Solutions Will Staney Employee advocacy is one of the most influential ways to boost a company’s recruiting game. Take a look at referrals. They’re #1 in almost every recruiting metric across the board. When employees speak out in favor of a company you’ll see friends, friends of friends, and others start to take notice of the company. When a friend tells another friend how awesome it is to work for a company, that friend wants to work there and so on and so forth. Will is the  Founder Principal Consultant at Proactive Talent Strategies More on this topic at  Employee Advocacy: The Ultimate Handbook.

Basic Tech Skills Every Employee Should Know - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Basic Tech Skills Every Employee Should Know - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career You don’t need to be a computer scientist in order to be tech literate. There are certain skills every employee regardless of their positions should know in order to use technology efficiently. Below you can find four of them. For some, these skills may seem natural but for others if they are lacking these skills or are not good at them, they may lose productivity and as a result, can fall behind their coworkers. Therefore, don’t afraid of technology  or computers and do your best to improve yourself. How to Use Search Engines in an Advanced Way: Everyone knows how to use a search engine but here I am not talking about only typing words to Google. What I mean is using search engines in a more advanced way such as adding quotation marks or Boolean operators like AND, OR, NOT. As a result, you can save a lot of time and eliminate the unwanted results from the beginning. Also, while scanning through the returned search results, you need to know how to distinguish a good reliable resource from a bad one. How to Back up Your Data: You never know when your computer will crash or be stolen or any other disastrous event will happen. Therefore, it is always recommended to back up your important files, photos or documents. In this way, you can prevent data loss. It is best to use cloud systems for backing up data such as Dropbox or Box or you can try old fashioned alternatives like using a hard drive. There are also tools available that are built in computers. These are Windows Backup or Apple’s Time Machine. You can set them up in order to back your data up with an external hard drive. How to Set-up an Anti-Virus Software Program: You need to protect your computer from external attacks so you can protect your data. The world is getting more and more digital each day and it is getting harder for us to protect our privacy. For this reason, everybody must install an anti-virus program to their computers for protecting themselves. Especially, when doing online shopping, we should be very careful and definitely check whether the website is trustworthy such as if it has a private SSL connection or a security stamp. Access Your Office Network from Anywhere: This is probably your IT department’s job. Most offices have a virtual network which their employees can connect wherever they are and whenever they want. In this way, you can use your time more effectively and even work from home some days.

Things to Consider When Choosing Canadian Airport Shuttles

Things to Consider When Choosing Canadian Airport Shuttles With summer almost here again, many people are beginning to plan out their vacations. There are so many different destinations out there and finding the ideal one will take some time and money on your part. Once you have chosen the right destination you will need to start planning out the particulars of the trip. Finding out as much as you can about your destination is essential. If traveling to Canada with a felony, then you will need to use a company like nationalpardon.org to help in the pardon process.   Another important thing you have to decide is the transportation you will have to and from plane terminal. The following are a few tips on choosing the right Canadian airport shuttle. The Availability is Key The first thing to think about when trying find the right shuttle service is their level of availability. In order to get the right transportation you need, you will have to check around to see which companies are available for the dates you will be travelling. By calling around and getting this type of information, you will be able to make the right decision. Neglecting to check around can be very stressful and worrisome when you are not able to get the transport you need. The Reputation They Have Another important factor to weigh when trying to find the right shuttle service is the reputation they have in the community. In most cases, you will be able to get online and get some information regarding each company in a hurry. Be sure to look for customer reviews on each of the companies out there. This will give you a good idea on the level of service they have given others in the past. The more you are able to find out about a company and what they have done, the faster this decision can be made. Can You Afford it? Another very important thing you have to consider when trying to find the right transportation on your vacation is the price you can get. The last thing anyone wants to do is overpay for their vacation transportation and by taking your time, you will be able to avoid doing just that. By calling around and getting quotes from the companies in the area, you will be able to get the right information to make your decision. Make sure to compile a list of needs before going out to look for a shuttle service. Without the proper amount of research, you will find it very hard to get the right airport shuttle service chosen. Image Source; Image Source

What Candidates Want, What They Really Really Want

What Candidates Want, What They Really Really Want Is it money? Is it career development? Competing for the very best talent can get tedious. Candidates dont line up in masses for jobs like they used to. So what do candidates really want? We sit down with Jon Addison of LinkedIn to learn how he drives Talent Solutions at the company, and  what his research reveals about candidate experience and how employers can improve with it. Have a listen to the interview below, keep reading for a summary and be sure to subscribe to the  Employer Branding Podcast. In this episode you’ll learn: Who Jon is, and a complete overview of LinkedIns latest research; Inside the Mind of the Candidate What candidates want to hear from recruiters Why involvement from a hiring manager during the hiring process is absolutely critical How to stand out with the first message you send to candidates How long candidates spend gathering information before actually applying How you can help candidates present the best version of themselves at the interview stage What irritates candidates most during the interview process The main reasons why candidates change jobs, and how money, fit and challenge ties into this The three main takeaways for employer brand managers that they can implement tomorrow Connect with Jon on LinkedIn  and subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes.

Find a Resume Writing Service That Can Write a Perfect Job Searches Resume

Find a Resume Writing Service That Can Write a Perfect Job Searches ResumeThere are a lot of things that go into the process of writing a resume, and there are different ways to do it. One of the most basic and essential elements in the process is that you use a Portland OR resume writing service. Whether you are an individual looking for a job or a company that needs someone with your skill set, this can help you write a job seeker resume that gets noticed.With the Portland OR job market currently recovering from the recession, there are a lot of people who are willing to work for less than what they could be getting elsewhere. There are also a lot of positions open because of this. The good news is that because of the recession, there are more people applying for jobs, so finding a job is easier than ever.When you send out your resume, you want to make sure that you make your resume stand out from the other hundreds of them that are submitted every day. That is why a resume writing service is needed. A resume writing service can make a resume stand out by including the proper formatting, using a professional looking font and adding a professional touch.What is included in a job seeker resume? The resume itself should be designed and formatted with the proper formatting. The resume should have all of the information on the title page in the correct format. It should also have some additional information on the second page so that it can easily be looked at by an employer.In addition to these, the career objectives should be outlined on the first page, as well as any achievements or skills that might be listed. Your education should be included on the second page, and the most important part of your resume should be the objective and reasons behind why you are applying for the position. Be sure to give a bit of detail about your job and education and how you became interested in it. An objective is what your reader will see when they look at a person's resume. This is the first part of your resume, and it explains why you are interested in the position. The next part is the job description, which describes what you will be doing at the company. The actual job description can contain a lot of different details that describe the job in detail.When you write a resume, you want to make sure that it is interesting and worth looking at and that it tells the reader everything that they need to know about you. A good resume writer can turn your resume into a compelling piece of work that will appeal to an employer. The last thing that you want to do is to send out a resume that has no information about you, and no reason to read. The time you spend researching a potential employer is time you can put towards other things.The internet has changed the way people search for resumes. Now, you can find a Portland OR resume writing service that has hundreds of other writers working to help you write a well-written resume. You can even hire a writer to come to your place of employment and present you with a resume that is filled with all of the information that you need to see and the job that you are looking for. This is something that you would do yourself, but a good resume writing service can do this for you, for a fee, or for free.

Power Up Your Career Confidence

Power Up Your Career Confidence Power Up Your Career Confidence Power Up Your Career Confidence October 13, 2013 by Career Coach Sherri Thomas Leave a Comment You are the story teller of your own career. Every day, people are creating perceptions and making  assumptions about you based on what youre telling them. If youre sending the message that youve been short-changed, passed over or stepped on in your career, then people will see you as someone who doesnt have much value in the workplace. BUT(!)  if youre send a strong, clear message that youre a key contributor with some big successes under your belt, then  managers, hiring managers and Sr. leaders  will be more likely to give you job leads, job offers and bigger career opportunities. Here are a few tips to help you frame your career story Stop being so humble. Being humble  is a career stifller. Yes, it’s a nice quality to have, but if you never talk about some of the successes you’ve had in the workplace, then your career is sure to sit on a shelf for the next 10 years. I had lunch yesterday with one of my best friends from college, Arizona State University (Go Sun Devils! :))  who became an Emmy winning TV news reporter for NBC-TV in  Phoenix.   Now, at 50-years old, he has his own company  AZ Freelance TV advising Corporate leaders as a Media Strategist. He  told me  that he’s ready to expand his business, but Im not the type of person to brag about myself.    This is a man who has interviewed three (3) U.S. Presidents (Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.) Seriously? How would anyone ever know to hire him if he didnt talk about his successes? Talking about your accomplishments builds your credibility. It lets people know what you’re good at, what you can handle and what you can accomplish. It makes you stand out from the crowd. If you want to get noticed, then you’ll need to learn how to talk about your achievements, not in an arrogant kind of way, but more in an I’m a key contributor who gets big results kind of way. Write down 2-3 of your biggest achievements over the past three years. Now, practice saying out loud in a sentence or two how you contributed to those successes and what the impact was to the organization. For example, I was the technical lead for a new internal tool that was launched on the SAP platform. The tool is now saving the  group $100,000 a year. Or, I was on the creative marketing campaign for the xyz product which helped the company gain 3% more market share. The key to getting more job offers, leads and opportunities is leaning how to talk about your successes. Nobody will know what you’ve accomplished unless you tell them. 2. Frame your story in a positive way. One of my favorite chapters in my new book, The Bounce Back gives strategies on how to frame your story to hiring managers after you’ve been laid off or experienced a career setback. Managers, Sr. leaders, customers, and hiring managers create their perception of you based on what you tell them. If you talk about your career in a positive, confident way â€" then they are going to think of you as a positive and confident employee. Earlier in my career I was laid off at a small advertising agency.   A few months later, I bounced back and was hired as the Regional Marketing Manager for a Fortune 100 company. I believe that a large part of the reason I was hired was because of the way I told my career story to the Vice President. During the interview, I talked about how the company that laid me off was a great company and how much I loved my role and responsibilities. I truly believed in what I was saying and so my tone was very genuine. Then, I addressed the reason for my layoff which was, I didn’t realize when I took the position that I was expected to fill the shoes of two employees. Even though I had some big results and was good at my job, I just simply couldn’t fill both of their shoes. The VP called me the next day to tell me I was hired. Everybody has setbacks in their career.   E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y.  Its not the setback that holds you back, but how you internalize the setback. The key is to frame your career story in the most positive, honest and confident way possible. 3. Don’t take yourself out of the game because you fumbled. I had a TV interview a few months ago and the reporter asked about my book. I froze up. I got nervous, said umm and garbled out a few lame sentences. Man-oh-man, I wish I could have a do-over. It happens to all of us. Whether it’s a job interview, a big presentation or the perfect networking opportunity â€" sometimes, we just freeze up. It happens, and it happens to everyone. The key is not to beat yourself up. And don’t shy away from future opportunities to give a big presentation or go on job interviews. The lesson is to learn from the situation and then do better next time. Keep  looking for opportunities to step into the spotlight and tell your story again and again. If you fumbled a presentation, then go ask the team leader if you can present it again with some new data that you just received. If you fumbled a job  interview, then send an e-mail to the interviewer providing a little more clarity on your experience or area of expertise. For me, I wrote to the TV reporter and teed up a few more tips out of  my book to share with her viewers, and then had a ?? â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- Sherri Thomas is a Career Strategist. She teaches others how to think differently and more proactively in their career. Her book, ”The Bounce Back” is the 2013 winner of “Best Career Book” by Indie Book Awards for independent book authors. Her first book is on AMAZON’s TOP 10 LIST for personal branding books, “Career Smart â€" 5 Steps to a powerful personal brand.” As the Founder/President of Career Coaching 360.   Sherri specializes in providing one-on-one coaching to professionals and executives who want to change, reinvent or advance their career. For a limited time, you can download the three FREE chapters of “The Bounce Back” at http://www.MyBounceBack.com Sherri offers personal one-on-one career coaching to professionals who want to change their career.   Learn more: www.CareerCoaching360.com   coursework help biology                           zp8497586rq

How to Get a Job as a Firefighter - CareerAlley

How to Get a Job as a Firefighter - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. A career in the fire and rescue service requires a range of abilities including teamworking and communication skills, confidence, integrity, resilience, problem solving skills, focus, determination and composure. As a firefighter you have a responsibility to keep the community safe and promote knowledge of fire risk prevention. It is a demanding job, but also a rewarding one. What follows are the entry requirements and training necessary to become a firefighter in the UK. A Firefighters Salary The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has established a national salary structure for all firefighters. The typical starting salary for a trainee firefighter is 21,157. However, this rises to 28,199 after all the required training is completed. There is a well structured career path set out for firefighters which means anybody with the determination to do so can advance through constant training and development. Entry Requirements to Become a Firefighter There are no formal educational requirements to become a firefighter, although good GCSEs in Maths, Science and English will strengthen your application. However, there are a number of vocationally-oriented degree courses offered by UK universities in the areas of fire safety and risk management, fire engineering and disaster management that are very useful qualifications to have when applying for a job as a firefighter. You must be aged 18 years or older to apply to be a firefighter. You must also have good eye sight and hearing and will be asked to provide a full medical history to prove you are suitable for the fire and rescue service. During the application process you will have to successfully complete a series of National Firefighter Ability (NFA) tests and a National Firefighter Questionnaire (NFQ). The NFA written tests cover the areas of working with numbers, understanding information and situational awareness and problem solving. Once these written tests are successfully completed you will have to complete a series of rigorous physical tests wearing a full firefighter uniform. These include coping in a confined space, ladder carrying and lifting, assembling and carrying equipment and casualty evacuation. You will usually also need to possess a full UK driving licence. There are a number of websites similar to How2Become.com that offer additional help and provide information on how you can pass the fitness and assessment elements of your test. Firefighter Training The initial firefighter training period lasts approximately 12 to 16 weeks and is extremely intensive. Prior to application it is a good idea to get yourself in excellent physical shape. At a special training centre you will learn essential basic firefighting skills using crucial equipment like hoses, ladders and breathing apparatus. You will undergo continuous training and will be required to study hard. Assessors closely monitor your progress before moving you on to learning first aid and engaging in simulated fire scenarios. After successfully completing your training you will be placed in a fire station for a probationary period in which you will be continuously assessed throughout a two year development programme. Following this development training you will be required to attend frequent lectures and training exercises to ensure you continue to develop and progress. There are excellent career advancement opportunities in the fire service, which has a clear and well structured career ladder. With enough drive and commitment, you can have an incredible career as a firefighter and genuinely make a difference within your community. If youre currently a student and would like to learn more about becoming a firefighter, the BBC offer a great breakdown of whats required from you and even tell you about similar positions in the public sector. More Change Your Career This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Visit me on Facebook What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Find out how to find the opportunities that help you grow your best career. Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. It’s about time you focused on your career. Get Educated Contact Us Advertise Copyright 2020 CareerAlley. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy + Disclosure home popular resources subscribe search