The Daily Update Archive
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Alstin Releases White Paper: Recruitment Benchmarking/Best Practices
Posted on January 29, 2013 | No CommentsAlstin just completed our annual Recruitment Benchmarking/Best Practices Survey and we wanted to share the results with you. Click here to download and read more. -
No flu for you!
Posted on January 16, 2013 | 2 CommentsWhile I did battle with a nasty head cold recently, I’ve been spared the flu this season and – so far, so good – the gut wrenching (or is that... -
Happy New URL!
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What will the Internet be like in 10 Years?
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsWhat will the Internet be like in 10 years? This infographic will get you thinking. Today 33% of the world population is online, compared to 9.1% in 2002. We’ve jumped... -
Happy 2013 from Alstin!
Posted on January 4, 2013 | No CommentsWith 2012 now in all of our rearview mirrors, and a promising 2013 ahead of us, I’m sure everyone has regrets of last year and hopes for the New Year... -
Happy Holidays From Alstin & …
Posted on December 21, 2012 | No CommentsBe sure to check back in with us in 2013 – till then Happy Holidays! -
This Week in Privacy: Instagram TOS Changes – “There is no such thing as a free lunch”
Posted on December 19, 2012 | No CommentsWhile we do not know exactly who to attribute this quote to and only a rough time period when it was coined in possibly the 30′s or 40′s, it still... -
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) – 2013 the Year of the Tablet
Posted on December 18, 2012 | No CommentsBYOD (Bring Your Own Device) – 2013 the Year of the Tablet So this should be no surprise to anyone, but I am predicting 2013 to be the breakthrough year... -
Most Wanted Holiday Office Perks & Top Workplace Resolutions For 2013
Posted on December 13, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s that time of year when everyone is blogging about lists – the top 10 this, the best of that – including us. Here are two timely lists from Glassdoor.... -
2013 Recruitment Benchmarking/Best Practices Survey – WIN an iPad!
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsIf you haven’t had a chance to complete the 2013 Recruitment Benchmarking/Best Practices survey (and be entered to win an iPad with Retina Display), please take 5 minutes to answer the... -
Is There Really a Skills Gap? (Part 2)
Posted on November 30, 2012 | No CommentsI’ve written before about the perception of a “skills gap” in America. It’s something we hear so often in the media and from politicians that it seems like an obvious... -
Never Give Up On Our Wounded Warriors
Posted on November 28, 2012 | No CommentsMany of our clients have a strong commitment to recruiting military veterans in transition, including our country’s wounded warriors, for their career opportunities. Believing in a disabled vet’s ability to... -
Facebook Social Jobs App – Future of Recruitment or Flop?
Posted on November 20, 2012 | No CommentsFacebook has taken their most serious step in assisting job hunters to date. So roughly 66 percent of companies recruiting use Facebook to find new talent, up from 55 percent in... -
Is Your Organization One of the Philadelphia Area’s Best Places to Work?
Posted on November 16, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s an important time of year for employers in the Delaware Valley. Sponsored by our friends at Philly.com, here is a special opportunity for local companies to tell everyone why... -
Worst Job Interview Outfits.
Posted on November 13, 2012 | 1 CommentI can remember buying my first set of professional duds – a super conservative suit I would never, ever consider wearing today – for job interviews when I graduated from... -
“Please Deposit 25 Cents” and other Post-Hurricane Survival Tips
Posted on November 13, 2012 | No Comments“If you would like to make a call, please deposit twenty-five cents” OK, who remembers this classic line? If you said “pay phone operator” you would be correct. As it... -
Seven Things You Should Know About INSTAGRAM
Posted on November 7, 2012 | No Comments1. Instagram is a photo sharing app that allows you to apply simple filters and frames to your photos and then share them through social media. You share them either... -
Get Back To Work, Or Else …
Posted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsAlstin closed shop on Monday and Tuesday of last week due to Hurricane Sandy. Some of us had no power. None of us had access to public transportation – all... -
Powering Back the Blog After Hurricane Sandy
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsWe hope that everyone effected by Hurricane Sandy is able to power back as quickly as possible too. (New blogs start up again tomorrow.) Donations to the Red Cross can... -
A Clearly Unfair HR Policy…or Not?
Posted on October 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsIf you didn’t read Annette’s blog this week, “Was the most public resignation basically a PR stunt?,” you really should check it out. I suppose it depends on how you look... -
Was the most public resignation basically a PR stunt?
Posted on October 24, 2012 | No CommentsRemember earlier this year when Greg Smith used the op-ed pages of The New York Times to resign from Goldman Sachs? It was all over the news and had people... -
May the Best Social Presence Win.
Posted on October 19, 2012 | No CommentsOk, so I was trying to avoid the topic of the upcoming election on here, but I stumbled upon a very interesting infographic and couldn’t resist sharing it. I have watched... -
What’s the Value of an Online Degree?
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 2 CommentsWhile perusing Time Magazine the other day, I came across a subject that’s of great interest to me, both at home and at the office. With two college age kids... -
How an Awkward Political Moment = 400+ Comments on Amazon
Posted on October 18, 2012 | No CommentsAs everyone knows, during the presidential debate this week, Governor Romney, in an attempt to demonstrate his commitment to pay equity for women, used the phrase “binders full of women.”... -
Totally worth it, or worthless? The price tag of a logo.
Posted on October 15, 2012 | No CommentsThe original Google logo was created by one of the company’s co-founders using free graphics software. Nike paid a college intern just $35 for that now famous swoosh. The original... -
Facebook Adds Option for Users to Promote their Status Updates and Reaches a Billion Users.
Posted on October 5, 2012 | No CommentsFinally.. Another way to spend money advertising on Facebook! Yesterday, Facebook rolled out the option to allow business pages and users to promote their status updates to be seen by... -
How To Get Higher Quality Employee Referrals
Posted on October 5, 2012 | No CommentsIf you’re a recruiter who doesn’t regularly check out www.ERE.net (Electronic Recruiter Exchange), you really should. It’s one of the few websites I visit every day to learn about our... -
Again? Yep. Another employee-generated social media blunder.
Posted on October 4, 2012 | No CommentsWe’ve used this blog more than once to point out tweets, posts and videos that have resulted in very public employee firings, PR nightmares and lessons learned. Although last night’s... -
A Satirical Look at Statistics
Posted on October 3, 2012 | No CommentsHere’s a video of a Ted talk that offers an amusing take on the use (misuse?) of statistics. Effective measurement is absolutely essentially to gauging the success of a communications... -
Does Job Experience Really Matter?
Posted on September 28, 2012 | No CommentsBecause we follow the recruiting industry so closely, we sometimes get early indications that a certain shift in thinking is about to happen. Of course, sometimes these indicators are completely... -
Okay, So Recruiting is Not for Everyone.
Posted on September 14, 2012 | No CommentsEveryone in your organization is responsible for recruiting the best talent. It’s a phrase we hear a lot in our industry. Some organizations say it to their employees in emails,... -
Why Jobs Remain Unfilled
Posted on September 13, 2012 | No CommentsSo, we absolutely love Infographics here at Alstin, and the way they display otherwise boring information with super fun graphics! I stumbled across this one the other day and thought... -
Tails are wagging! Alstin Communications wins four national awards for Creative Excellence.
Posted on September 11, 2012 | No CommentsGood things come to those who…create! Alstin Communications is the proud recipient of four (4) Creative Excellence Awards (CEAs). The annual awards, presented by ERE Media, Inc., honor the best... -
Liking the swing of things (while getting back into the swing of things)
Posted on September 5, 2012 | No CommentsIs it really the end of summer already? I was on vacation last week which means these past two days have been spent getting back into the swing of things.... -
Happy Labor Day!
Posted on August 31, 2012 | No CommentsAlstin wishes everyone a very happy and safe Labor Day Weekend! We hope everyone enjoys the last weekend of summer. Host a cookout, take that last dip in the pool,... -
Showcase your employer brand with a slice of life.
Posted on August 23, 2012 | No CommentsVideos are taking an increasingly prominent place among recruitment tools. What better way to present your company to potential employees than showcasing a slice of life? I mean, what can... -
SHRM Debuts New TV Commercial
Posted on August 21, 2012 | No CommentsThis Sunday on CNN our friends at SHRM will debut their latest branding effort with a new television commercial promising: From the next economy, to the next generation, the Society... -
Are people still honestly losing their jobs/opportunities over their social media posts?
Posted on August 20, 2012 | No CommentsHow is it that with the many sob stories that pop up every so often about the very costly social media mistakes that have negatively altered the lives of the... -
The Power of YouTube for Recruiting
Posted on August 16, 2012 | No CommentsPerhaps you’ve seen this infographic from HireRabbit that’s been circulating around. I think it provides compelling evidence not only of how pervasive YouTube is in our lives (3rd most visited... -
Moonwalking Is Harder Than It Looks.
Posted on August 10, 2012 | No CommentsA few weeks ago (okay, the first week of June) I wrote a blog about Joshua Foer’s new book, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. To briefly... -
Cloudy with a chance of more jobs.
Posted on August 7, 2012 | No CommentsWhile reports on the economy continue to be cloudy (and play mind games with us depending on how the media spins it – click here for a really great piece... -
Nasa Gives the Curiosity Rover a Voice Through Tweeting.
Posted on August 6, 2012 | No CommentsNASA’s Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars early Monday morning. The news of the successful landing traveled at light speed across the internet to millions of social network users. “She”... -
Notes from the 2012 NAHCR Image Conference
Posted on August 3, 2012 | No CommentsLast week I was in the great state of Indiana for the 2012 NAHCR Image Conference. Overall, I thought the trip was great, as I was able to see a... -
BMP in the Road: Effortless… NOT!
Posted on July 26, 2012 | No CommentsOver the years, Alstin’s become a very tight ship, and every member of our team is at the top of their game. It’s a great crew to work with because... -
The Best Job in the World
Posted on July 23, 2012 | No CommentsThis Friday kicks off the Summer 2012 Olympic Games in London. I’ve been building up the excitement in my household by checking out lots of old clips of games past... -
Is There Really a Skills Gap in America?
Posted on July 20, 2012 | No CommentsI confess that most of the reading I do about recruiting comes from inside our industry; that is, targeted websites and articles written by recruiting experts. Every once in awhile... -
Why Recruiting on Facebook is Worth It.
Posted on July 19, 2012 | No CommentsThere are still a lot of you out there who remain firmly on the fence when it comes to social recruiting on Facebook. Believe me, we here at Alstin understand... -
Respectable Old School Style
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsToday, while sitting at my desk I was slightly startled by a knock on the “door” of the desk next to mine. As I turned around to greet this guest,... -
Recognizing excellence…or, Wednesday.
Posted on July 17, 2012 | 2 CommentsMore than three-quarters of employees who responded to a recent World of Work study published by Randstad, an Atlanta-based employment services firm, said feeling valued was the most important factor... -
Happy 4th of July!
Posted on July 3, 2012 | No CommentsAlstin wishes everyone a very happy and safe 4th of July! Some of us took the whole week, while others went the Monday/Tuesday or Wednesday/Friday route. We’re taking the whole...
