WEB 2.0 AND RECRUITING

Our IT Department really doesn’t like to give free reign to the internet. Their main concern is to protect our network from viruses and hackers who want to steal or damage our intellectual property. In addition, our Company is concerned about employee productivity. If employees sit around at work connecting with each other on a social network site, then they can’t be doing anything productive, right? These concerns are legitimate and need to be addressed so that you can effectively recruit using web 2.0 tools.

In an attempt to control the risks, our company like many others, forbids access to Facebook and other social networking sites. If you are going to post ads and recruit candidates on Facebook then you will have to explain to your IT Department what you are trying to do. My suggestion is to talk with your IT Department about what you want to do. Involve them up front. You might want to involve your IT department in designing the ad and ask for their assistance in posting it. If they are involved on the front end you will have less worry about explaining what you are doing later on. Also, as you see positive results from this recruiting channel, publish reports to management on your success. When your local management sees that you really are producing good candidates through social networking sites, they will be less likely to question your activities in the future.

Marty Brack
E-mail: mdbrack@crimson.ua.edu
Cell: 205-837-4098