Posts by Wendy Weber
Social Media Association meeting – Crowdfunding
The speaker at today’s meeting of the Long Island Social Media Association was John Murcott of Karma411. He spoke about “crowdfunding”. In case you are not familiar with the term, crowdfunding is a way to “raise money from the crowd”…the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money, usually via the Internet, to…
Read MoreVideo Interviews
I was thinking about the fact that despite advances in technology, Crandall Associates is rarely asked to arrange a video interview. The general progression of the interview process is that we arrange an initial telephone call, and if all goes well, that is followed by an in-person meeting. Sometimes if the candidate is local, the…
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Super Bowl Monday: How to Deal with Hungover Employees
Inc. magazine piece by Julie Strickland offers tips for dealing with what the article characterizes as “one of the least productive days of the work year”: click here. According to the article, “‘the post-party haze will cost U.S. businesses an estimated $820 million in lost productivity. That statistic, and the prospect of sleeping in…
Read MoreMore on Facebook Graph
I mentioned in an earlier post that I had just become acquainted with Facebook Graph Search. I am still learning about it, and I just read a helpful post on how small businesses can optimize this new technology: click here. Tara Banda does an excellent job of providing specific tips on how to optimize a…
Read MoreHow to Say ‘Look at Me!’ to an Online Recruiter
Check out this piece from today’s New York Times: click here. Good advice. I cannot imagine why someone would not have a LinkedIn Profile in this day and age. Even if you are happily employed, why would you choose to avoid the opportunity to reconnect/stay in touch with professional colleagues… and prevent yourself from even…
Read MoreSocial Media Club January event
Last night the temperature in my neck of the woods was about 21 degrees. I debated with myself about whether venturing out to attend the January meeting of my local Social Media Club was worth it. I’m glad I went. Steve Haweeli, founder and president of WordHampton Public Relations, was the speaker. He and his…
Read MoreCrandall Associates’ 40 Year Anniversary
It was 40 years ago that my late father, Hal Crandall, opened the doors of Crandall Associates. The timing seemed to be all wrong. On a personal note, his wife (my mother) had recently lost her 2 year battle with cancer, and he was left to raise 3 young children alone. From a professional standpoint,…
Read MoreSalary Negotiations – is there a gender bias?
Interesting new study on Salary Negotiations by Andreas Leibbrandt and John A. List, “DO WOMEN AVOID SALARY NEGOTIATIONS? As a recruiter, I intuitively agreed with this hypothesis. But before jumping to the conclusion that “it can’t hurt to push a little harder”…I have seen negotiating work both for, and against, a successful outcome. First of…
Read MoreJob Satisfaction of New Hires
Interesting report from Development Dimensions International Inc., a talent management consulting company. As reported by Lauren Weber (no relation) in the Wall Street Journal, only 51% of new hires report feeling very confident they have made the right decision in accepting a new job. Fifty-one percent? What a dispiriting statistic! The main complaint made by…
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