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Career

The Silent Interview: 3 Simple Ways Social Media Helps Job Seekers and HR

by Andrew Swenson

With constant tales of people either (1) getting hired because their online presence is so phenomenal or (2) posting stupid things and getting caught, there’s no doubt that social media is factoring into the hiring process.

But it’s not always simple for HR. Chris Penttilla (@workplacediva) writes on Entrepreneur.com:

Social media sites have become an integral piece of the hiring puzzle; it’s how to leverage these sites most effectively as a recruiting tool that has companies scrambling.

Add corporate confusion to the already blurry professional/personal line in social media, and you’ve got yourself a real HR conundrum.

Business Practice

Why I Hope Corporate Hierarchy is Fracturing

by Andrew Swenson

I recently read this article on CNN Money that spotlights a stay at home mom turned 6-figure entrepreneur. There was also this one about teens-turned internet entrepreneurs on the New York Times website.

I think there’s an interesting dynamic going on here: People who are out of work (and out of options) are marketing their professional capabilities with the aid of the internet.

Moreover,  I hope there’s a fracturing of corporate hierarchy going on, too.

It’s my opinion that in the pre-recession economy, many were rewarded for a lack of innovation. You came to work, put in your hours, climbed the ladder, and in return, you got the corner office and a golden parachute.