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Recruitment, The Times They Are A-Changin'
Come gather 'round recruiters
Wherever you roam
And admit that the technologies
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be tweeting, and not so much working the phone
If your billable return to you
Is worth savin'.
Then you better start social networkn'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come sourcers and researchers
Who connect on LinkedIn
And cast your referrals wide
The chance to recommend a friend won’t come again
And don't commit Facebook suicide too soon
For the online community is in a spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's bloggin'.
For the trailblazer now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come employers, hiring-managers
Please write on your company’s wall
Don't stifle the chat
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake the job boards
And rattle newspaper revenue some more
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come HR managers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your job seekers and your employees
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please crowdsource
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.
The line it is drawn
The social recruiting curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The old advertising order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
Wherever you roam
And admit that the technologies
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be tweeting, and not so much working the phone
If your billable return to you
Is worth savin'.
Then you better start social networkn'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come sourcers and researchers
Who connect on LinkedIn
And cast your referrals wide
The chance to recommend a friend won’t come again
And don't commit Facebook suicide too soon
For the online community is in a spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's bloggin'.
For the trailblazer now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come employers, hiring-managers
Please write on your company’s wall
Don't stifle the chat
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake the job boards
And rattle newspaper revenue some more
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come HR managers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your job seekers and your employees
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please crowdsource
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.
The line it is drawn
The social recruiting curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The old advertising order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
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Comment by Paul Jacobs on August 17, 2009 at 11:46pm -
OK Maren, for you I will do it. I need to borrow Gerry Crispin's hat though. Watch out New Zealand Idol!
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Comment by Dan Nuroo on August 18, 2009 at 1:18am -
I am poised eager to Re-Tweet
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Comment by Maureen Sharib on August 18, 2009 at 8:26am -
I hope Steve Levy sees this.
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Comment by Slouch on August 18, 2009 at 9:38am -
Cool-aid in isle 3
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Comment by Jerry Albright on August 18, 2009 at 9:59am -
I can tell you're a very creative guy Paul. I applaud the effort!
But this can't be entirely serious, is it? From what I can tell there are no "Big Billers" relying primarily on Social Media for their success. Are you saying they should forsake their current revenue/business stream just to adopt SM? Or be left behind?
I've said this before but it's worth repeating - what is the point of joining hoards of other recruiters standing around on the moon (since we have the technology to get there) if the vast majority of our clients are still here (doing business) on planet Earth?
You guys go on ahead. I'll catch up to ya later. (Right after I wrap up all these old school placements!)
Early adoption a must? Wrong. Good luck though. Please take my competitors with you!
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Comment by Fran Hogan on August 18, 2009 at 10:13am -
I'm with Jerry. Most of my clients are still on Earth. My phone is still my best tool. However, I'm on the bandwagon with Twitter and LinkedIn, etc. just in case. Trying to balance my time to maximize both is my dliemma!
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Comment by Maureen Sharib on August 18, 2009 at 11:00am
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I meant Jerry - I'm w/ Jerry (and now Fran)!
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Comment by Todd Kmiec on August 18, 2009 at 11:02am -
I'm going to hang with the clients on earth too, but I'll tweet with the recruiters on the moon because it's fun. They do have Twitter on the moon don't they?
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Comment by Maureen Sharib on August 18, 2009 at 11:21am
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It seems the Amish have been "tweeting" about their simple lives for years.
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Comment by Gerry Crispin on August 18, 2009 at 12:35pm -
I want to hear the tune Paul- especially if you can do Bob's voice
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