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HELP W ANTED HELP W ANTED Are Twitter, Tweets and Other Alternative [Professional] Communication To in Danger of Becoming Mainstream? November 2008 If you have trouble talking to us look for your unique audio pin number which you need to use on the audio

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Are Twitter, Tweets and Other Alternative [Professional] Communication Tools

in Danger of Becoming Mainstream?

November 2008

If you have trouble talking to us look for your unique audio pin number

which you need to use on the audio

Agilent TechnologiesAlstom TransportationAlticorAmazonAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican EagleAramarkAstra ZenecaBank of AmericaBASFBausch & Lomb Baxter HealthcareBearingPoint Becton DickinsonBooz AllenBrickman GroupCampbellsCelaneseCH2MHillComcastCIBCCorningDaVitaDellDeloitteDisney

Edward JonesEmbarqEnterprise Rent-A-CarErnst & Young

First Command Financial Gartner InternationalGEGenesis HealthcareHenry ScheinHerman MillerHoneywellInternational PaperInt’l Truck & EngineJohnson & JohnsonJP Morgan ChaseLillyLimited BrandsMacy’sMicrosoftMilliporeNationwide InsuranceNestle/PurinaNorthrup GrummanPactivPepsiPepsi BottlingPfizer

Pitney BowesRBC FinancialREIRIMRohm & HaasRolls RoyceRSM McGladreySanofi-AventisSchering-PloughSchneider NationalSearsShellStarbucksTargetTexas InstrumentsTime WarnerTivoTycoVale IncoVerizon WirelessWal-MartWashington MutualWegmansWells FargoWhirlpoolWolters KluwerYahoo!

How has Communication changed in your firm?

What Tools are you using to enhance Communication?

Between Recruiters and Hiring Managers?Between Recruiters and Recruiters?

Between Recruiters and Prospects, Candidates, Finalists?Between New Hires and Hiring Managers?

Between Employees

Some Simple Numbers re Social Networks

75% 77%

40%

25%

Communication Tools(blogs, vlogs, phones, chat, email, IM, SMS, group collaboration, Wikis, micro-blogs, etc.)

Communication Tools(blogs, vlogs, phones, chat, email, IM, SMS, group collaboration, Wikis, micro-blogs, etc.)

VideoVideo

Social/Professional Network ApplicationsSocial/Professional Network Applications

My Partner CareerMy Partner Career

Big Hits-Big WinsBig Hits-Big Wins

Over 130,0000 Visitors

Most popular pages:Department Overviews 14,000

Blog Host Page 6,500Job Search Process & Prep Tools 5,200Top Opps 5,000

Build Your Career 4,800Licensed Stores (Top Opps) 3,000 Average visitors per week: 2,000-2,500

• Recognized as a viable way to reach partners-business

advocates for ‘getting the word out’

• Integration point for several HR programs-learning, tuition reimbursement,

policy, performance management

• Blogs-partners love it and leaders love them. Win-Win

• Concept of “informal networking”-we’re hearing

from partners

How has Communication changed in your firm?

What Tools are you using to enhance Communication?

Between Recruiters and Hiring Managers?Between Recruiters and Recruiters?

Between Recruiters and Prospects, Candidates, Finalists?Between New Hires and Hiring Managers?

Between Employees

Advertise

JobsAdvertise

Jobs

Distribute

JobsDistribute

Jobs

DemographicAnalysis

DemographicAnalysis

Capture Resumes

Capture Resumes

Track Applicants

Track Applicants

Record

ActivityRecord

Activity

Capture Profiles

Capture Profiles

Leverage Networks

Leverage Networks

Enhance Communication

Enhance Communication

Document

RelationshipsDocument

Relationships

Manage Resumes

Manage Resumes

Search

DatabasesSearch

Databases

Aggregate Information

Aggregate Information

Will the Tools define the playing field?

“New ideas pass through three stages:

1) It can't be done.2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth

doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!”

Arthur Clarke [1917-2008]