Social Media is eating my brain...and I love it

By Mark A. Leon, Talent Acquisition Specialist - Hewitt Associates

I recently created a Google profile page for Hewitt Associates (http://www.google.com/profiles/Hewittassociates2009) as a way to align our corporate website with our social branding/media strategy links.  Now we have a single platform with feeds to our Twitter links, Facebook Fan Site, Career Module, Global Location Map, YouTube videos, Linkedin Community Groups, Crowd Sourcing initiatives, Webcast/Podcast links and the answer to the universe.  Of course we are not giving out the answer to the universe that ...

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Friendship Without Borders

By Mark A. Leon, Talent Acquisition Specialist – Hewitt Associates

Work defines the characteristics of ethics, morals and performance.  It establishes a means of setting a lifestyle and a sense of community.  One of the most valuable and hidden assets of the workplace is the development and nurturing of bonds and friendships.  This piece is not just about the establishment of bonds but the destruction of borders and the ability to open your eyes to the globalization of friendship.

Hewitt Associates has established a culture of community and built it into a moral structure that has broken global ...

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The Will to Believe

By Mark A. Leon – Talent Acquisition Specialist, Hewitt Associates

On April 28, 2009 Peter Griffith a young boy of 9 experienced extreme episodes of vomiting. After being hospitalized, he was diagnosed with a Medulloblastoma brain tumor. Today he is undergoing radiation treatment and his family and friends are praying for something much bigger than themselves.

This evening while attending an outdoor fund raising event, his best friend, draped out in his soccer uniform and carrying a wicker basket was raising money the help with the medical bills two dollars at a time. With that donation came ...

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The King is Dead!

By Mark A. Leon – Talent Acquisition Specialists, Hewitt Associates

Monarchy has taken a back seat to the New America. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of Survival.

During the seventh inning stretch at Yankee Stadium on July 4th and the traditional singing of Irving Berlin’s tribute to America, a gentleman went to use the rest room. He was stopped by security and escorted out of the stadium for violating the unwritten Patriotism Act of New York. He of course sought legal council for emotional distress and one day later received 10 ...

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NEW WAVE OF INTERNET PIONEERS

Move over Chang, Gates, Lewis & Clark

By Mark A. Leon, Talent Acquisition Specialist - Hewitt Associates

Once a year, an elite group of privileged collegiate basketball programs are invited to “The Dance”. Many in the professional and social world also refer to the three weeks in March as “March Madness”. During this period it is estimated that almost 2.1 billion dollars of lost productivity occurs as workers stream games, gamble and lose site of the task at hand…continuing the growth of the economy.

From the moment beginning with summer practice to the last tip ...

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Technology has taken the forefront in the Talent Acquisition world. Social networking, building networks, developing tools for deep sourcing, utilizing CRM software and Web 2.0 expressionism are the tools of tomorrow.

Search engines and career sites are no longer the first point of contact between a candidate and Talent Acquisition Specialist. Today we tweet, Facebook is the new image of relationship building, Skype is bringing the global world together and on average 18 new social networks are developed daily. Yet we cannot lose site of the total candidate experience. We need the "Wow" factor. A candidate will not come ...

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