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How to Create a Custom Twitter Background
One of the social media tools I talk about in my new book, Culture Convo, is Twitter.
I’ve created a free tool that you can use to create your own custom Twitter background. All you need is PowerPoint (or Open Office).
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(Hat tip to Tomas Carillo of The Closet Entrepreneur, whose PowerPoint Twitter Background Template inspired this one.)
Announcing “Culture Convo”
Over the last year, I’ve been writing a book on employer branding and social media.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that the book is done. It’s called Culture Convo, and it launches on September 6.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be releasing a bunch of freebies – chapter excerpts, podcasts and free tools. If you want to get your hands on that stuff before I release it on Renegade HR, you can sign-up for the Culture Convo email list.
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What’s the Book About?
Culture Convo is a beginner’s guide to employer branding with social media. Keep reading…
Please, thank you, and cultural fit
My wife and I went to the beach this weekend.
On our way back to the car, we stopped at this ice cream place that had Bliss Dairy ice cream. If you’re not from the MA area, Bliss makes incredible ice cream.
While we were waiting in line, I noticed that the people in front of us never said “please” when ordering.
“I’ll have mint-chocolate chip. Do you have whipped cream? Add a cherry, too.”
If you want to build an organization with a great culture, pay attention to how candidates treat the person in your reception area. The way people treat service employees says a lot.
Using LinkedIn for Employer Branding
About a month ago, HR rockstar Victorio Milian asked me a very straightforward question:
I’m looking to use Linkedin groups as a branding and employee engagement tool and I’m looking for some suggestions. If you have any ideas or best practices that you could share that would be greatly appreciated.
Amazingly, my response was longer than most of my blog posts. I thought I’d share it with you… Keep reading…
Tetris, Recruiting, and Cultural Fit
Today’s article is a guest post from Benjamin Eubanks of Upstart HR. Ben is up and coming rockstar. He’s the author of Rock the PHR and founder of the HRevolution Unconference. He’s also one of the coolest guys in the HR world. Enjoy!
Ever play Tetris before? The goal is to line up geometric figures in complete lines to earn points. Making things fit is the name of the game. The image on the left is a joke, because it’s simply not possible to complete a line with the rounded bottom.
In other words, success is impossible.
As recruiters and HR pros, we do our best to get people into our organizations that fit our culture. Sometimes it’s extremely frustrating when you find someone who looks like an all star but isn’t the right cultural fit for your business. Trying to force a fit in this situation isn’t going to make things work. And that isn’t necessarily your fault.
Sometimes people just won’t fit.
But it’s not necessarily a bad thing. That’s what separates Zappos from Wal-Mart. Keep that in mind.
Image credit: XKCD
Ben Eubanks is an HR professional from Huntsville, AL. He pretty much lives online, and you can connect with him on Twitter or LinkedIn. He also writes a blog for the entry level pros, seasoned veterans, and zombies in the human resources space.
Go where? Gowalla!
Image by Simon Wicks
I recently started using Gowalla on my iPhone, and I’ve been thinking about how HR pros may be able to use it.
If you’re not familiar with Gowalla (or location-based apps in general), it uses your phone’s GPS to locate where you are. You can “check in” to various locations and earn digital items and badges for exploring new areas.
It’s kind of like an electronic scavenger hunt.
There’s also a really cool feature called “Trips.” Users can create trips by linking three or more locations in a shared area. For example, there’s a “Freedom Trail” trip created by a user in Boston. Each location has a brief little snippet about it’s historical significance.
So, how can HR use Gowalla? Keep reading…