Staffing Software Social Media Seminars
A new round of staffing software (Click here) seminars is taking place in New Jersey.
The New Jersey Staffing Alliance has teamed up with Applied Systems Technology to offer a series of "Web 2.0 and the Staffing Industry" seminars. The five remaining sessions will take place at the Sheraton Edison Hotel in the Raritan Center in Edison, N.J.
The first seminar, which took place at the end of January, attracted more than 70 attendees. The seminar featured Everett Reiss, project and account manager for AST, who spoke on "Social Media Success Stories in the Staffing Industry."
Reiss not only offered three action points that staffing firms can use when formulating a social media strategy, but also conducted a video interview with the technical recruiter for Contemporary Personnel Staffing and set up a panel with three experts from The Assurance Group, Wells Fargo Capital Finance and ASJ Partners.
The remaining five forums to take place include:
- "How to Use LinkedIn for Staffing Firms," with John Hassett, Northeast Account Executive, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. February 23
- "How to Use Social Media to Bolster Your Recruiting Efforts," with Reiss, from 8 to 10 a.m. March 23
- "How to Twitter and Source Candidates," with Rob Tyson, CPC, president and CEO of Bonifield Associates, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 20
- "Building Awareness, Influence, Reputation, and Authority Using Facebook for Staffing and Recruiting Professionals," with Tracey Madden, CPC, CTS, and president of McIntosh Staffing Resources, LLC, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. May 18
- "Building Profitable Web 2.0 Activities Into Your Daily Work Lives," with Reiss, from 8 to 10 a.m. June 22