Distinguished Digest July 28 · Issue #9 |
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Your go-to place to discover what your peers are talking about, executive moves, and executive search insights. |
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Hi everyone, this week we’re talking about recruiting going digital. Innovation is happening in the recruiting space. There are recruiting tech companies popping up solving all kinds of problems. Some tech companies are taking their own internal recruiting to the next level. My opinion is this: there will always be a place for humans in recruiting; it’s a people-oriented business. I’m a fan of anything that enhances the human experience and/or provides transparency to candidates. Let’s dive deeper, read on. As always, please reply and let me know what you think. We love hearing from you. Have a great week! Somer Last note: This platform is by you, for you, curated by us. Send us your posts, articles, open roles or exec moves. If we include it in the newsletter we’ll give you a shoutout. |
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Recruiting in a Digital World |
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Recruiting and the way we market ourselves has vastly changed in the past two decades and technology is at the forefront. The tools available today are far superior than the traditional tools used in the past. One tool that has exploded in the past year is video. Video interviews, video job descriptions and even video resumes. Video is the new outlet for meeting people, promoting your organization and promoting yourself. Here at Distinguished Search we started using video job descriptions this year and so far the feedback has been very positive. It’s a great way for candidates to get better feel for the hiring manager, the role, and the company before they even schedule an interview. Aside from all the new technology making an major impact on our lives, one thing that hasn't changed in the recruiting process is empathy. You must care about people and employers to be successful. You must build trust and a connection. It's not just about filling seats but instead focusing on connecting great people to great opportunities. These new tools should be used to help enhance the process. Let us know your thoughts on video taking center stage in the recruiting world. |
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Angie Elsayed, Head of Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing, North America at TikTok, shared a post from the Detroit Pistons using TikTok to promote an internship position. TikTok resumes are here! |
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Check out our approach on video job descriptions! |
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New and Improved Job Descriptions!We've hopped on the video job description bandwagon! This brings the JD to life, and also a great way to prepare candidates prior to the first interview. Here's how we've approached it: The recruiter and hiring manager are going to have an intake call anyway, so simply have it on video and record it. |
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Executive search is opaque, and I became a go-to person to provide transparency. People were asking the same questions and expressing the same frustrations. Read more about who the book is for and how it's becoming a reality. | | |
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Who's movingExecutive moves in the news |
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NBCUniversal -
Hired John Lee to it's newly created role of Chief Data Officer. Formerly the Corporate Chief Strategy Officer at Merkle. CloudSense - Provider of the world's most powerful Configure, Price, Quote, (CPQ) engine, hired Brian McCann as Chief Product Officer. Brian joins from Nokia Software where he was Chief Product Officer and CTO. Pylon - Appoints Harry Piedra as new CIO. He joins with more than 20 years of extensive IT experience, formerly the IT Director at H&CO, LLP. |
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