Comments on: Can you find Gen Y? http://talentmash.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/can-you-find-gen-y/ Smart Recruitment Marketing Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:56:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Karl http://talentmash.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/can-you-find-gen-y/#comment-286 Karl Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:43:50 +0000 http://talentmash.com/?p=332#comment-286 IBM has been using Facebook and Secondlife to recruit for a while now. And once you get in internal and external blogging is encouraged as well as participation in all sorts of social media activity like Twitter. Why would any company try to stop it? Every Gen Y that walks in the door is probably carrying an iPhone or something similar that lets them connect already, so don't think just because you blocked Facebook doesn't mean they aren;t throwing sheep. Encourage use, provide the resources and the education on how to make use of it and be an ambassador for your company. IBM has been using Facebook and Secondlife to recruit for a while now. And once you get in internal and external blogging is encouraged as well as participation in all sorts of social media activity like Twitter.

Why would any company try to stop it? Every Gen Y that walks in the door is probably carrying an iPhone or something similar that lets them connect already, so don’t think just because you blocked Facebook doesn’t mean they aren;t throwing sheep.

Encourage use, provide the resources and the education on how to make use of it and be an ambassador for your company.

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