Examiner.com reports on how hiring managers at small, mid-size and large companies are increasingly using social networking Web sites to research job candidates before making a job offer. But while social media has become a major part of the hiring process, it takes time and effort to make such Web sites truly useful. As a result, the article offers seven tips for hiring managers to follow in establishing a social media hiring strategy: analyze your staffing needs; start where you're comfortable; remember your manners; don't do too little, but don't do too much; be consistent and responsive; and realize that it's a long-term commitment.
As the federal government seeks to overhaul the hiring process in the coming months, these tips may prove useful to making social media a successful part of recruiting and retaining top employees to the civil service.
Brittany Ballenstedt
Brittany Ballenstedt writes Nextgov's Wired Workplace blog, which delves into the issues facing employees who work in the federal information technology sector. Before joining Nextgov, Brittany covered federal pay and benefits issues as a staff correspondent for Government Executive and served as an associate editor for National Journal's Technology Daily. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Mansfield University and originally hails from Pennsylvania. She currently lives near Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where her husband is stationed.
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