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Three ways to facilitate more live conversations with prospective college students
November 21, 2012 by William Frierson
Colleges and universities that are interested in enrolling more students to their schools may want to consider strategies involving live interaction.As I present the findings from the latest E-Expectations research with clients and colleagues, one of the areas that generates the most discussion is the apparent interest prospective students show in using Webcams and other tools to have live conversations with current students, faculty, and admissions representatives.
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Three ways to facilitate more live conversations with prospective college students
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The Skype Job Interview Experience
September 24, 2012 by William Frierson
Carole Martin, The Interview Coach
The Camcorder/Skype job interview was bound to happen – and it’s been happening faster and faster as the world becomes smaller and smaller. Because we are able to reach out to others around the world through social networking, electronic devices and instant communication – without leaving home or the office – it is not surprising that companies have latched on to this technique to conduct job interviews.
The latest trend in job interviews is to use the Camcord/Skype technology to screen and interview applicants. Companies are finding this new method to be a great way to save time as well as money by conducting phone screenings before they bring the candidate in for a face-to-face interview – and in some cases to conduct the full job interview over Skype. Continue Reading
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Why Facebook Battles Are Important Even When They Do Harm To Your Organization
August 14, 2012 by Steven Rothberg
The conventional wisdom is that Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites are dangerous for job seekers, recruiters, hiring managers, employees, employers and anyone else within 100 yards of a place of employment. They’re minefields and best left alone. I disagree. Yes, there are dangers and those dangers sometimes do damage to relationships but I believe that social media also provides huge potential benefits both professionally and personally and that sometimes you need to take a hit in order to make a positive impact.Todd Raphael, editor-in-chief of ERE Media, recently interviewed me via Skype about why I believe sometimes heated battles on Facebook can have a net positive impact in our professional and personal relationships and why I believe that even when those battles do some harm to our organizations such as when those battles help bring significant benefits to our communities. Continue Reading
