HR Technology
Jobster to make Facebook tool for jobseekers
I’ve written much before about the potentially explosive combination of jobhunting and casual use of social network sites such as FaceBook and MySpace.
See these prior posts:
Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part I
More on using facebook et al. in recruiting and hiring (Part II)
Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part III
I’ve cautioned both employers [...]
Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part III
Employment decisions based on information from social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook raise many interesting legal questions. Today, I’ll look at a few possible discrimination issues that suggest such sources should be used with caution.
Perceptive readers may note that the last post was Part I. What, then, became of Part II? [...]
More on using facebook et al. in recruiting and hiring (Part II)
A couple of months ago, when I wrote the post “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?” and the underlying post of the same name at collegerecruiter.com, I had no idea it would be such a hot topic, generating several interviews and other interesting phone conversations.
In the course of these further discussions, I [...]
Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?
As a partial excuse for my lack of posts the last couple of days, I’m linking to a guest post I just completed for Steve Rothberg over at CollegeRecruiter.com, entitled: “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?”
While you’re there, check out the site, if you haven’t already done so. It’s a blog [...]
Working Virtually: Team Work in an E-World
More and more frequently, people work in virtual teams, with team members spread around the world. How does a team leader build a virtual structure?
That is the topic of a recent article, which contains some interesting suggestions for how to successfully manage a virtual team.
Key suggestions include:
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