Networking Goodness
posted by Kari Quaas @ 1:34 PM
Next week is the annual Seasonal Human Resources Association (SHRA) conference, where HR managers who work for employers in the national parks or other seasonal operations will gather to talk about their year, their trials, their tribulations and other goodies about the wonderful world of HR. This year's conference happens to be in Portland, Oregon, and it's the 20th annual conference, so it should be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to it for several reasons.
1. I get to see my CoolWorks.com co-worker, Patty.
2. I get to see my SHRA friends and most likely get to create another batch of fun memories.
3. I get to talk about how cool social networking is and hopefully win over a few more HR folks to the world of Web 2.0.
Now in preparation for my talk on social awareness, I have gathered information on some Cool Works employers who have thrown their hats into the social media ring and are giving the social networks a try, well, one social network, Facebook. But, hey, that's better than none of them.
The two employers I have found thus far currently use the site in slightly different ways, but they are using it.
Example #1: Holland America Tours
They have created a profile as if they were a person. It's an individual profile and they can add friends who have either worked there or are interested in working for them, post links, update their status which recently said "Holland is Recruiting & Hiring for the 2009 Summer Season." Of course they are and why shouldn't they share this with the world.
Example #2: Northstar at Tahoe
They, on the other hand, have created a group called A Good Job at Northstar at Tahoe, where employees or future employees can sign up to chat, get updates, and be a member of the group. At this point they have 431 members. Not too shabby. You have to ask to join or be asked to join, but that's just a click away.
Both concepts work and are FREE! What's better than free? Facebook is just another way to connect with their job seekers and employees. I especially like Northstar at Tahoe's approach, because they send messages to their fans often to keep them engaged, talking about housing, when the snow is going to fall, and who to contact if you have questions. They have personalized their brand and made it more fun. Nothing gets your employees more involved than by tapping into something that they are already doing.
Example #3: CoolWorks.com
And just to round out the post and share with you another Facebook option for gathering folks is to create a Page. Cool Works has done this and please feel free to join and share the CW love by becoming a fan.
Fans can upload videos, leave comments, and add photos. And you, as the page manager can also post comments/share links, add photos, add videos, create events (like job fairs) and update your fans about what's happening.
So what is holding you back from doing this? Get out there. Dip your foot in the social media pool. The water is fine.
1. I get to see my CoolWorks.com co-worker, Patty.
2. I get to see my SHRA friends and most likely get to create another batch of fun memories.
3. I get to talk about how cool social networking is and hopefully win over a few more HR folks to the world of Web 2.0.
Now in preparation for my talk on social awareness, I have gathered information on some Cool Works employers who have thrown their hats into the social media ring and are giving the social networks a try, well, one social network, Facebook. But, hey, that's better than none of them.
The two employers I have found thus far currently use the site in slightly different ways, but they are using it.
Example #1: Holland America Tours
They have created a profile as if they were a person. It's an individual profile and they can add friends who have either worked there or are interested in working for them, post links, update their status which recently said "Holland is Recruiting & Hiring for the 2009 Summer Season." Of course they are and why shouldn't they share this with the world.
Example #2: Northstar at Tahoe
They, on the other hand, have created a group called A Good Job at Northstar at Tahoe, where employees or future employees can sign up to chat, get updates, and be a member of the group. At this point they have 431 members. Not too shabby. You have to ask to join or be asked to join, but that's just a click away.
Both concepts work and are FREE! What's better than free? Facebook is just another way to connect with their job seekers and employees. I especially like Northstar at Tahoe's approach, because they send messages to their fans often to keep them engaged, talking about housing, when the snow is going to fall, and who to contact if you have questions. They have personalized their brand and made it more fun. Nothing gets your employees more involved than by tapping into something that they are already doing.
Example #3: CoolWorks.com
And just to round out the post and share with you another Facebook option for gathering folks is to create a Page. Cool Works has done this and please feel free to join and share the CW love by becoming a fan.
Fans can upload videos, leave comments, and add photos. And you, as the page manager can also post comments/share links, add photos, add videos, create events (like job fairs) and update your fans about what's happening.
So what is holding you back from doing this? Get out there. Dip your foot in the social media pool. The water is fine.
Labels: facebook, social networks, web 2.0
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1 Comments:
What a fun type of work within the HR field. With so many companies switching focus to and resources I would assume the opportunity of using a Professional Employer Organization is relatively limited for this particular HR niche. In the future I would very much like to attend the conference and get into a HR role such as these.
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