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Shally Steckerl

Compassionate HR on blogtalkradio, tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern standard time, 4:30 p.m. pacific time.  Ok, that much you already know, particularly if you follow this blog.  What you may not already know is that industry leader, Shally Steckerl is one of the most compassionate men in the recruiting, and candidate sourcing industry.  I’ve been following Shally for the past year, I read his posts, and follow his feed on facebook, linkedin, and twitter.  You don’t have to be a cyber sleuth find information about the vast contribution Shally has made to our industry.  All you have to do is google him, and you’ll find 42,400 results, all of which are about him, and his company.

I happen to like Shally personally, even before he knew who I was.  Why?  I saw in him a spirit of generosity, and stewardship that one sees in very few people.  My readers know I host a show, and listen to as many blogtalkradio shows as I can fit into my busy schedule.  It was through blogtalkradio, and twitter that Shally wound up on my radar screen.  I was impressed by his keen intelligence, his mastery of Internet sourcing, and his commitment to maintaining the integrity of our industry.

Shally does this by educating our community about best practices.  He posts information that helps us stay up to date on the latest trends, and while it is his business to do so, very few people care as much about maintaining high standards of quality.  Let’s face it recruiters, sourcers and HR pros, there’s a lot of hacks out there.  Some recruiters are downright shoddy.  Those are the very people that require training, but rarely care enough to get it.  The ego is a high and mighty thing.  A humble person recognizes what they do not know, and respectfully reach out to learn.

First let me say, I am not Shally’s publicist.  He is not paying me to extoll his virtues.  I do this because I too share a passion for keeping the recruiting space the great space that it is.  Most of my readers do not know that I spent 5 years in the recruiting world in the late 70′s and early 80′s.  I worked at a 3rd party agency in Cincinnati, OH, and I was a recruiter for Pizza Hut in Dayton OH.  No, this is not on my resume for two reasons.  1) I hated it, and 2) I didn’t want to continue in that field.  Instead, I went back to graduate school, and got my master’s in Human Resource Development from Xavier University.  The focus of my studies was organizational leadership, and development.

I had a short career detour, and owned a pet boutique and spa. Then, In 2009, I decided it was time to throw my hat back into the HR/Recruiting ring, but quickly realized I did not have the skills to do so.  A lot changes in 25 years.  That is how I learned about Shally.  While I did not take his training courses, I admired his work from afar.   I strongly considered going back into recruiting, but decided that perhaps that isn’t my calling.  Why? because I care too much about job seekers.  Wait, you might be thinking…you just lost me there Margo.

Here’s a chunk of truth the job seekers who read this blog must know: recruiters are paid by, and work for the client who is paying their retainer, and their fees.  You have to be the square peg in the square hole to get and hold their attention.  With that said, there are ethical, compassionate, and kind human beings in the recruiting industry that will give you the time of day.  Shally is one of those people.

Job seekers, please listen to tonight’s show.  You will be inspired by the amazing stories that Shally has to share.  Recruiters, you already know that Shally is the G-d Father of candidate sourcing.   He put the career of sourcing on the map. He was one of the leading experts who made candidate sourcing the credible and valid career it is today.

Most of you know I’m a big fan of them songs…so here is the one I picked in honor of tonight’s guest, Shally Steckerl.

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HRMargo Social Media HR Evangelist

As author of the learning program “Linkedin For Lawyers,” I learned a few things that might help you develop a linkedin profile.  Did you know:

There are 69,818,383 profiles as of Friday, June 4. 1.6 million indicate they are in the legal services industry. 771,000 people selected the Legal job function. 382,000 had “Of Counsel” in their profile. 287,000 list “attorney, or lawyer” in their title. It’s time to boost your visibiltiy on linkedin and the open web.

Thanks to Glen Gutmacher and Neal Schaffer for their great advice in gathering these statistics.

Doesn’t it make sense to establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry?  Here are a few simple “How To” tips: for Linkedin 101. Let’s begin with the top ten reasons to be on Linkedin:

•Finding people

•Finding new business

•Finding answers

•Finding solutions

•Finding companies

•Finding service providers

•Finding relevant groups, events, and sharing information

Every social strategy begins with an analysis of your objectives:

•Clarify on your linkedin objective-What do you hope to gain.  Dig your well before you are thirsty.

•Strategy and Action Plan: Determine your social marketing objectives-Attract new clients-get referrals

•Initiation: Consider your title, and headline as your calling card.  Lead with a statement of what you can do to move your clients forward.

•Allocated time: Once you ramp up-spend 20 minutes early in the morning, 15 minutes on your lunch break, and 15 minutes in the evening. Leave them hungry for more-give more than you take.

•Execution = Linkedin success collaborate with your colleagues and online friends, invite contacts (check your email data base-linkedin helps you do this) join groups, engage and participate.

Henry David Thoreau once said, “Simplify, Simplify, Simplify.” Tell’em what you can do.  Tell’em what you can do for them. Tell’em how you do it. Remind them of the results you can provide.

Research key words, Google Adwords, strategically place can help you get in touch with C-Level executives.  Don’t be shy about reaching out.

Don’t sell.  Attract.  Be alert, read status updates, profile updates, and linkedin answers, and write your own.  Be the change you want to see in the world, says Ghandi.  It all begins with a profile that can pop you to the top of leading search engines on the open web.  Think digital marketing, don’t limit yourself to social media!

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HireFriday on Twitter and Facebook

The sole purpose of HireFriday is to feature job seekers, give them visibility, and connect them with our contact networks.

HireFriday is a special place where we can shower job seekers around the world with attention, extol their virtues, bolster their self-worth, and let them know that we care about their transition.   The following guiding principles have been developed with the job seeker in mind.  Please be respectful, taking into consideration that the HireFriday twitter stream, and facebook page was developed with them in mind.

1. Post your resume, and linkedin profile to the #HireFriday twitter stream or:
2. Post the job seekers @name/desired job title/industry preference/location/descriptive and targeted key words.
3. RT the job seekers in the HireFriday stream to your followers on twitter, and friends on facebook.
4. If you think a position might suit the job seeker in the HireFriday stream, tweet a job their way, but don’t put it into the twitter stream.
5. Post interesting career development articles that will help job seekers accelerate their re-employment.
6. Post encouraging quotes to help job seekers keep their spirits up.

It’s tough out there for job seekers.  The economy has not yet turned around for the job market.  The twitter and linkedin stream is loaded with great job opportunities.  I respectfully request that recruiters, and job boards refrain from posting jobs into the twitter stream, as I am concerned it will drown out the job seekers voice, and will become just another twitter/facebook job board.  Twitter, in particular does not need another job board.  I created HireFriday as an alternative space.  It is a reverse job listing site, instead it lists candidates in the midst of an earnest and active search.

I am grateful for the support of all the vendors, job boards, and commercial entities who support HireFriday.  I only ask that you do not use this space for commercial gain.  Let’s try to keep the stream for the job seekers.  If you see a job seeker that might be a match for one of your positions, by all means, contact them directly.  That is why I created this site-to connect job seekers with recruiters and hiring managers.

I estimate that 85% of my follower base is comprised of HR Professionals and Recruiters.  Every time I retweet a job seeker in my stream, they are getting exposure to people who might be in a position to interview them.  That is the joy of HireFriday.  Each of us can be a recruiter for our friends, and loved ones.  One day a week, each of us can wave the flag for a job seeker we know.  One day a week, the job seeker can toot his or her own horn in the HireFriday stream.

My mission is to help job seekers accelerate their re-employment.  This is my way of giving back to the community that supported me during my own career transition.  Please help me pay it forward.  HireFriday is good job karma.  By embracing the guidelines listed above, we can keep it that way.  (disclaimer: Neither Margo Rose, nor HireFriday is affiliated with any other hashtags using this name).

Your twitter pal and facebook friend,

@HRMargo

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