Penolope Trunk predicts career centers will become the campus “gods” in 2012 – and the role of the career center director will surpass that of certain academics: The value in the school is the jobs kids get after they graduate. For some schools, just the name of the school will open doors. For most schools,…
Sometimes simple is the best recruitment strategy. (h/t Martin Lee)
According to a recent study by Reppler, over 90% recruiters use social media to “weed” out potential candidates. Interesting on a couple of fronts. First, that a social media business that helps job seekers to “clean up” their online presence even exists – wow. Second, that organizations (recruiters), are using social media as a tool…
I spent a lot of time over the holiday thinking about social media, and how it will impact all aspects of our lives. I’m a heavy Twitter user but made an effort over the last few weeks to delve more into Facebook to connect with family, friends, and organizations. At the same time, like many…
Just came across this interesting tidbit via Social Media Today regarding Social Media and Diversity. According to one study, “a higher percentage minorities are visiting social networking sites on a weekly basis than their non-ethnic counterparts” Graphic via Social Media Today.
The 2011 LATISM Annual Conference (#LATISM11) in Chicago is history. Those of us who attend conferences know they can be uninspiring, exhausting, and frankly, sometimes pointless. The 2011 LATISM Annual Conference was none of these. It’s hopeless trying to capture three days of amazing passion, inspiration, and energy in a single blog post. It simply…
Starting tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be attending the Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) Conference in Chicago. I’ll be sharing tweets, pictures, and (hopefully) some videos from the event in the coming days so please follow us via #LATISM11 Over the last two years, I’ve had the pleasure of building relationships with literally hundreds of Latinos via…
I still consider myself a social media zygote. When you consider all the opportunities yet to be discovered, especially in education, social media really is the new frontier. George Couros shares some interesting points, among others, regarding education, culture and social media: Building tolerance and understanding of cultural diversity. There are so many different cultures…
Given all the excellent sources out there, it really is an honor for me to be a finalist in the Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) Best in Education Blogger category. I’m appreciative to all that have supported this blog and for this distinction. As a reminder, the LATISM 2011 Conference takes place next month in…
Klout measures the Top 10 influential colleges on Twitter. According to Klout, these colleges are influential because they have a well-managed Twitter account and have the most influential professors, alums, and others engaging with them. Here are the Top 5.
