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Build Your Personal Recruiting Brand
@alexputman @muzebranding #beyou
TODAY’S DISCUSSION
• Why a Personal Recruiting Brand?
• Discover Your Why
• Recruiter Types
• Social + Candidates
@alexputman #BeYou
MY STORY
NAME THE BRAND + EMOTION
@alexputman #BeYou
ARE PEOPLE BRANDS?
WHY A PERSONAL RECRUITING
BRAND?
• Recruiting is loyalty based vs. transactional
• You are a media outlet for your company
• Seeking “joiners”
• Tradition says ___ differentiation says ____
• Building trust around a top life decision
• Connecting with humans (your not a vet)
@alexputman #BeYou
MY JOURNEY
1996
agency
bill raden
“big biller”
2008
big title
big desk
who cares
2006
loathe
bored
connect
1999
corporate
hr
career
2013 +
disruptive
truth
happy
2009
toronto
blog
mind blown
TODAY
2009
DISCOVERED
WHY
WHO ARE YOU?
Writer
Marketer
Producer
Storyteller
Judge
Technologist
@alexputman #BeYou
RECRUITING TYPES
• What do you enjoy?
• What are you good at doing?
• What do you dread/loathe?
3 Types of “Recruiter” Personality
1. I like you, we can be Facebook
friends and then work together
2. I can find you without talking to
you or even liking you
3. Our company is better than your
company and here’s why
@alexputman #BeYou
TELL YOUR STORY
VISUAL
youtube
periscope
vine
instagram
INDUSTRY
ARTICLES
quoted
guest post
FORUMS
quora
user groups
comments
SOCIAL
facebook
twitter
linkedin
blogs
PORTFOLIO
behance
slideshare
instagram
BRANDED
SITES
about.me
flavors.me
branded.me
@alexputman #BeYou
BLOGS
• Guest blog
• Showcase expertise
• SEO
• Comment
Where to start?
• RecruitingBlogs.com
• LinkedIn Pulse
@alexputman #BeYou
VISUAL
• Create an intro video
• Vlog
• 53x
• Clips
Where to start?
• Vine / Instagram
• Interview with industry
related blogs
@alexputman #BeYou
SOCIAL
• Open
• Connect
• Share relevant content
• Be part of convo
Where to start?
• Twitter
• Linkedin
@alexputman #BeYou
TWEET THIS…
@alexputman is discussing building a recruiter
brand; step one #BeYou
EVERY RECRUITER DOES IT
CANDIDATE SCREENING
During the hiring process which social
networks do you use to screen candidates?
Facebook 76%
Twitter 53%
LinkedIn 48%
source: Reppler
@alexputman #BeYou
CANDIDATE VERIFICATION
% of employers who found something on
social media that caused them not to hire
2012 34%
2013 43%
2014 51%
45% of employers use a search engine
source: careerbuilder
@alexputman #BeYou
@alexputman #BeYou
@alexputman #BeYou
Tweet something to:
@alexputman #BeYou
QUESTIONS?
alex@muzebranding.com
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Build Your Personal Recruiting Brand

Editor's Notes

  1. In order to discuss building your personal recruiting brand, let me tell you my journey.
  2. 2008: Who am I? 36 years old, back on the staffing side, VP of RPO….but was not fulfilled Got into recruiting by complete accident – STORY of resume drop 1996 heard Bill Radin speak and got a copy of his book 1999-2005 – Panasonic 2005-2006 – Datapath (learned what I did not want) Began the network 2006 – 2011 – Bored by 2009 2009 – started the process Blog contributors Started a blog (socialtrex) – story of the PJ’s Toronto (like minded folks) Volunteer in social media management roles Vlogging Write a book
  3. 2008: Who am I? 36 years old, back on the staffing side, VP of RPO….but was not fulfilled Got into recruiting by complete accident – STORY of resume drop 1996 heard Bill Radin speak and got a copy of his book 1999-2005 – Panasonic 2005-2006 – Datapath (learned what I did not want) Began the network 2006 – 2011 – Bored by 2009 2009 – started the process Blog contributors Started a blog (socialtrex) – story of the PJ’s Toronto (like minded folks) Volunteer in social media management roles Vlogging Write a book