NAS Social Networking Boot Camp Gets HR Shops in Shape to Recruit in New Web 2.0 Environments

Posted by Emily Hargrave, Total Quality Account Manager

Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) July 6, 2009 – HR professionals from dozens of organizations have recently learned how quickly and easily they can connect with candidates on social media networks like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn through NAS Interactive’s new Social Networking Boot Camp.

NAS Interactive, a division of NAS Recruitment, began offering its Social Networking Boot Camp to help client organizations incorporate social networks into sourcing strategies, and how to use them efficiently. Since the Boot Camp’s introduction, many organizations have taken advantage of the program via onsite presentations and webinars, and the results have been remarkable.

“Many of our customers thought that introducing social networking would require a significant time investment—one that would be hard to realistically maintain,” said NAS Interactive Marketing Strategist Caroline Slomski. “Social networks are too important to ignore when implementing a sourcing strategy. That’s why we introduce participants to tools that can be incorporated into their everyday communication channels—like email—so recruiters can interact with their social networks without a major time commitment or project interruption.”

According to Linda Novak, Director of HR Development for West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), the onsite format is ideal for bringing new social network users up to speed. “Our novice social media recruiters were able to set up their LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter accounts,” Novak said. “Others who already had accounts learned better and more effective methods to use social media for recruiting. There was something for everyone. In addition, Caroline oriented all staff members to the vast array of tools available and made specific recommendations to enhance recruitment at individual hospitals as well as the health system overall.”

Treva Spencer-Dupree, Supervisor of Recruiting and Onboarding for United Water whose recruiting organization took advantage of the program via webinar concurred. I thought the Boot Camp was thorough and very informative. As a utility that is looking to be on the forefront of technology, the camp gave insight to communications and company awareness presented to the masses via the web, she said. To learn more about NAS Social Networking Boot Camp and its entire line of digital recruitment solutions, please contact Caroline Slomski at cslomski@nasrecruitment.com.

NAS Recruitment Communications, part of McCann Worldgroup, delivers best-of-class HR strategy solutions for online and offline candidate engagement and specialized expertise in career websites, onboarding, employee communication and HR metrics. Creating Demand. Delivering Talent. Changing Lives.

NAS Launches Social Network Training Initiative

Posted by Ashley Hedlund, Total Quality Account Manager

Webinar helps organizations position themselves to reach broader audiences

Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) May 11, 2009 –NAS Interactive, a division of NAS Recruitment Communications, announced today the launch of a new training offering for recruitment professionals: Recruiter’s Social Networking Boot Camp. The announcement came on the heels of a successful webinar NAS Interactive co-hosted with popular social network LinkedIn, “Using Social Media as Part of your Talent Sourcing Strategy.”

“Even before the presentation ended, we had received dozens of requests from participants for training on how to get a viable social networking strategy up and running,” said Kevin Hawkins, National Internet Strategist for NAS. “We recognize it can be daunting to determine where to begin engaging for recruitment. Our training will help organizations supercharge their online recruitment team with a comprehensive knowledge base of social media, access to the top time-saving tools and the blueprint for a comprehensive social media campaign—from launch through measurement.”

Recruiter’s Social Networking Boot Camp will guide organizations and recruiting staff through the maze of social media sites and develop a strategy for brand extension, outreach and engagement. And, as conversations that affect your brand as an employer are happening every day—in environments you may not know about— Recruiter’s Social Networking Boot Camp will include tools and techniques for online Brand Reputation Management. That means not only will you be able to identify where conversations about your brand are taking place online, but you’ll also be able to quickly respond to and engage in those conversations. To learn more about NAS’ digital recruitment solutions, please contact Patty Van Leer at pvanleer@nasrecruitment.com.