Matt Charney
Matt Charney is the Manager of Social Media Engagement for Monster.com, overseeing HR and recruiting focused content creation, engagement, community management and blogger relations across social media platforms as a member of Monster Worldwide’s Global Public Relations and Communications team. He also manages MonsterThinking.com, Monster’s Recruitment & HR thought leadership blog.
Matt began his career as a corporate recruiter, leading full cycle in-house recruiting and managing social recruiting and online employment branding at Warner Bros. Entertainment Group and the Walt Disney Company. He was recently recognized by HRExaminer as one of the top 20 influencers in Digital HR and has spoken about social recruiting and Gen Y at events and conferences around the country, including SHRM Young Professional Annual Conference, TalentNetLive! & HREvolution. A graduate of the Writing for Screen and Television program at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.
The 5 Biggest Lies Recruiters Tell Candidates
With the hiring market showing signs of life and the war for talent heating up, it was time to turn the tables for an honest look at the top lies recruiters tell candidates. Obviously, these statements are often true and crucially important when communicating with candidates. Most recruiters are honest and upfront with job seekers. Largely caring and committed, recruiters really care about every candidate. The bad news is that many of the most common put offs, while usually well-intentioned and largely innocuous, are as integrated with the recruiting process as applicant tracking systems. The good news? Avoiding these “worst practices” instantly translates into observing best practices, an improved candidate experience and an easy win for your employment brand.
Continue reading...Monster 12 for 2012: Follow These Top HR & Recruiting Bloggers
Thursday, December 29, 2011
In compiling the Monster 11 for 2011 list of Top HR and Recruiting bloggers to follow, we fell for the shiny statistics and cool tools which were emerging from the margins to the mainstream, taking a highly analytical and ostensibly objective approach to building our list of recommendations. After all, no one argues with numbers. Which is really too bad. Because as we spent another year listening to, and engaging, with the HR and recruiting social media conversation (and another year of writing posts in the second person), we learned that online, like in war or the workplace, leadership isn’t a matter of consensus.
Continue reading...Social Media Can’t Fix What’s Broken With HR and Recruiting
Thursday, December 8, 2011
A couple years ago, I thought that social media, at least when it came to HR and recruiting, was an online bubble bound to burst quicker than you can say Second Life. After all, HR professionals tend to suffer from stasis, and that’s slowed the growth of social media somewhat, but not the increasing awareness that we’ve got to do something different to really make a difference.
Continue reading...Diversity, Inclusion and Social Recruiting
Friday, December 2, 2011
Diversity plays a significant role in how we approach hiring, much like social media. Which makes it odd that diversity compliance is one of the biggest concerns of HR professionals about using social media for recruiting. Sure, you can see the candidate’s picture on their profile, but that’s no different than being able to see them face-to-face at diversity hiring events. Neither is the outcome, as the call to action for both recruiters in real life and online must be to drive online applications to ensure compliance.
Continue reading...Kids Today: On Generation Z
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Whatever happened to Generation Y? Used to be a time when every employer out there couldn’t talk about anything else. They were going to invade our workplaces with their newfangled tools and fancy technologies, and we were rolling out the red carpet, helicopter parents and all.
Continue reading...11 for #HRTechConf 2011: Follow These Top HR & Recruitment Bloggers
Sunday, October 2, 2011
In the days leading up to this year’s 2011 HR Technology Conference, the inevitable buzz has built to a crescendo, promising a record number of exhibitors, attendees and new product announcements (over 200, according to the conference organizers, including some of the biggest brands in the business). But with the launch of a score of new technologies dedicated to the mission of simplifying the HR function, it begs the question: what about social media?
Continue reading...#HREvolution: Building A Business Case for Talent Communities @NPRJobs
Friday, September 30, 2011
As some of the best and brightest minds in talent acquisition and social media, HREvolution presents a unique opportunity to drive real collaboration – and real results – for a real employer. #TChat is excited to be partnering with National Public Radio (NPR) to present a business case – and strategy – for developing and sustaining talent communities and putting best practices into practice in the HR trenches. So roll up your sleeves and put on your thinking caps.
Continue reading...Building and Sustaining Online Talent Communities
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
When it comes to the social technologies in the talent acquisition tool box, the goals, and associated best practices, shift from creating transparency to increasing visibility. This is, after all, the entire point of engagement and employer branding. Getting top candidates to notice your company, its culture and careers creates the competitive advantage in the war for talent.
Continue reading...The Evolution of Management: Leadership and the New World of Work
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
In today’s world of work, this need to manage perception and brand, both personal and professional, has led to a veritable cottage industry of consultants and gurus, training programs and certifications devoted to leadership theory, practice and development. But ultimately, leadership isn’t a product that can be sold; it’s a characteristic that must be earned. And the leaders of today face unique challenges, struggling with a widespread lack of confidence by investors and employees, besieged with the twin burdens of internal expectations and external scrutiny.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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