Tag Archives: social media

Earlier in the summer at the IDGA HR for Defense Summit, a question was raised about HR professionals using social media for background checks. We brought this discussion to our blog Inside the Net and other social communities such as GovLoop. Many insightful comments were generated. We could debate the merits of the subject endlessly. Is it ethical or not ethical? Is the information gained reliable? Is the information current? It’s best to assume that, rightly or wrongly, a recruiter may be using social media such as LinkedIn or Facebook as a form of reference checking.    

But what challenge does this present for security cleared…

Two things struck us at the ALI Social Media for Government Conference last week. The first was the power of Wikis, which are vastly underused. Second was the challenge inherent in the armed forces or any very large organization with hundreds of thousands of employees (or millions) embracing social networks.

Most of us are tied to email. How did we ever work…or play for that matter…without it? Email can be great for one-on-one communication or broadcasting information to a group that doesn’t require much feedback or interaction. However when you are working collaboratively it can be a nightmare. Jack Holt, Senior Emerging Media Strategist for Department of Defense,…

Over the last two years, it has been acknowledged that we have a technology gap between the generations of workers in the government space. We have skilled and experienced professionals who have been trained not to be on the internet or any type of social media, and those who are very skilled and adept at Web 2.0 and social media but don’t have the experience of being part of the government community for most of their professional career. The digital immigrants and digital natives.

At the same time we have seen clashes between the two cultures on how to navigate with each other within an office, project or agency. I…

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The Internet offers a lot of information on job search techniques and tools.  Unfortunately the quality is very uneven. And generally I would suggest you check out any sites that want money very, very carefully before punching in your credit card numbers. 

Here are some articles and suggested tools I do recommend.

LinkedIn Tips — CIO is not just for IT folks, their tips on using social media effectively in job search are really useful. 

Networking made easier – necessary since even many extroverts find networking hard and do it badly.

Social Media for Job Search – from our own Kathleen’s seminars, with extra emphasis for those who fear using it due…