| Last month's Social Recruiting Summit, #socialrecruiting, | | | | blog statistics to see if anyone from the target |
| in Minneapolis, Minnesota, provided an abundance of | | | | company has looked at it, and if they have, he knows |
| insight into the use of social media in recruiting, both for | | | | it won't be a cold call when he contacts the company |
| attracting candidates and for business development. | | | | again. |
| In one session, headhunter Paul DeBettignies spoke | | | | In another session, a panel of social media enthusiasts |
| about his use of social media for marketing himself. | | | | from Best Buy shared an inside perspective on the |
| DeBettignies, a Minnesota-based IT recruiter, says he | | | | company's widespread use of social media. |
| thinks he survived this recession better than the | | | | Brian Kohlbeck, who leads the company's Finance |
| previous one because of his social media presence, | | | | MBA Recruiting Program, spoke about how his |
| which includes his blog, and Twitter. | | | | program has been using blogging, webinars, web |
| DeBettignies said he doesn't make cold calls anymore. | | | | events and live chats to provide information to |
| Instead, he e-mails corporate HR representatives and | | | | prospective job candidates about what it's like to work |
| includes links to his social media. Later, he checks his | | | | for Best Buy. |