Player, Please: Gamification & Social Engagement
Lost in all the buzzwords and best practices about social media recruiting is a simple fact: it’s supposed to be fun. In the olden days of faxed resumes, form cover letters and cold calling, engaging talent could be a chore. But new methodologies have developed along with new mediums. As more and more employers are finding out, the business of work doesn’t have to feel like, well, work at all.
One of the emerging new topics in talent acquisition is the concept of gamification, a concept so new it’s not recognized by spell check. Gamification can...