Summary

There are serious landmines in your path as you navigate through the online world to execute a professional recruitment strategy. This is a new world with the rules of engagement still being written. This means that the HR department needs to be able to identify and understand the risks so that they can be mitigated and managed. The nature of social networks is one of immediacy and speed, so in order to manage risks in this world, your team needs to be able to act quickly and effectively. In this chapter we've worked through the steps to identify and understand the general risks of recruitment in an online world, as well as the unique and specific risks that apply to your industry and operating environment. This then forms the basis for a social media policy that provides guidance for all your employees on company expectations of their behavior while online and when representing the organization. We've also used this understanding of risks to create support for your team members...