The Pedestal Group

Recently, Bill Vick of xtremerecruiting.tv interviewed me (click to see the interview) to get my views on recruiting, social media usage and other recruiting topics.

Bill is co-author of “Happy About LinkedIn for Recruiting” which is a great resource on using LinkedIn. He has been listed as one of the most influential people in the recruiting industry and in his show, he interviews people to get a sense of what is happening in the recruiting world.

I did say a couple things that were controversial. For instance, I truly believe there are many, many people who would like to have a social network for work, and one for home. Several people have said this is an age issue but I have found people right out of college who would like to keep their private life private and met some people close to retirement who mix it all up together. But, because I know there are many people who feel that way, I do stand by not connecting to business associates on Facebook.

I also recommended following Boolean Black Belt, Glen Cathey. He gives a great deal of information on how to search the web for candidates that typically would cost thousands of dollars to get through seminars.

I also recommended Geoff, Peterson, also featured on xtremerecruit.tv this week. Geoff does more webinar training on searching as well as provides a number of other services through his company.

I was really pleased to be in the company of these and other impressive people in the recruiting community. Hope you enjoy!

Don’t you love finding something that is just awesome and incredibly helpful and answers questions you didn’t even know you had?  I recently did that when I started following Boolean Black Belt, Glen Cathey. His posts are straight forward and to the point and shows you how to search for ANYTHING using the tools available today. I am always disappointed with the trainers / bloggers / advisors who get so technical they leave people in the dust and feel good about themselves because they know something other’s don’t. Glen, on the other hand, goes out of his way to make sure his information is clear, you can follow it and start implementing it today.  To get started, I highly recommend his new Sourcing / Recruiting Resources – while the title is simple, the information included is a gold mine.

Be sure to check him out!!