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Description: Mike Tedesco, Alstin's Senior Vice President, a quick thinker who's incapable of losing his temper-even after being with us for more than 25 years, is a great sounding board. Mike's warmth, enthusiasm and willingness to help with just about anything make him one of the most trusted members of our team (despite his taste in music).

Posts by Mike Tedesco

“Brandjacking.” What does it mean for human resources?

Posted on November 17, 2011 | 2 Comments
Consider the image of your company as a place to work, your employer brand, in the eyes of applicants. At each touch point you have when sourcing for new talent:...
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What I don’t miss about the good old days.

Posted on June 9, 2011 | No Comments
Being a grizzled veteran of the recruitment advertising business (and how I hate being considered a veteran much less grizzled), I got to thinking about how much of our business...
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2008, LinkedIn. 2009, Twitter. 2010, Facebook. Is 2011 the year of mobile career sites?

Posted on February 17, 2011 | No Comments
It’s no secret that more recruiting tools and platforms have emerged in the last few years than in the last two decades combined. Recruiters have seen the value of LinkedIn,...
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Recruiting Outside of the Box

Posted on October 11, 2010 | No Comments
Checking my inbox today I saw an email from RecruiterEarth offering the opportunity to win $500 for answering the question: What is the most unique recruitment method you employ that...
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Will limiting access to the Internet limit the productivity of employees?

Posted on August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments
With social media and other forms of Internet usage being integral to our daily recruiting and sourcing work lives, it got me to thinking about workers’ personal use of the...
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Smart Technology: Don’t Play Dumb

Posted on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
Laptops. Netbooks. iPhones. Blackberrys. Smart Phones. Mobile Devices. WiFi. Broadband. 3G. 4G. Mobile Broadband. The list of technological advances of the past 10 years is mind-boggling. It also means most...
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Hiring the Overqualified: Smart Strategy or Doomed to Fail?

Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
The Great Recession has seen a remarkable number of laid off workers reenter the work world in less prestigious positions. We know the reasons why they are willing to accept...
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Still Treating Candidates Like A Commodity?

Posted on March 8, 2010 | 2 Comments
With record numbers of unemployed workers banging on your door you might think it’s ok to handle applications with an automated response telling them their application will be reviewed and...
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What did 2009 teach us?

Posted on December 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
2009 is ready to go into the record books. The worst year of economic news since the Great Depression is just about over. But what did a year of stimulus...
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The Avenue of the Arts just got a bit more creative.

Posted on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments
Alstin Communications is on the move. Literally and figuratively. After a very eventful ten years at 1401 Walnut Street – a decade that saw an almost total transformation of our...
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Green Shoots. What do They Mean to HR and Sourcing? – Part Two

Posted on June 8, 2009 | No Comments
Will we start to see an increase in hiring before year’s end? What do some of the promising stats mean to HR and specifically talent management? According to Mike Tedesco,...
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Green Shoots. What do they mean to HR and sourcing? – Part One

Posted on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
A 10-Step Plan. (In Two Parts) Is the recession over? Depends on who you talk to or where you get your information on whether we’re seeing green shoots or just weeds....
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Welcome!

Posted on April 27, 2009 | No Comments
Welcome to the inaugural post to Alstin Communications’ blog! Here you’ll continue to find an objective view of the recruitment advertising and employer marketing landscape as well as an accessible...
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