BERNARD HODES GROUP BEGINS PODCAST SERIES

Posted by Jim Stroud

January 23, 2007

NEW YORK, NEW YORK Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Bernard Hodes Group (www.hodes.com), a leading provider of integrated talent solutions, today launched the first in a series of HR interactive learning podcasts on Web 2.0 and Social Media titled, Ã¢â‚¬Å“Casting the Interactive NetÃ¢â‚¬?. This first podcast focuses on recruitment blogging.The podcast is available at http://www.hodes.com/publications/podcasts/index.asp. RSS Users can subscribe to this podcast series and receive all future episodes via our feed: http://www.hodes.com/rss/index.asp.

The series host Chris Gasparro, manager, interactive solutions, Bernard Hodes Group will interview featured guest and active recruitment blogger, Shannon Seery Gude, director of interactive solutions & operations, Bernard Hodes Group. Seery Gude will explore the impact of new social media on company image and candidate perceptions.

During the first 26-minute podcast geared for HR professionals, Seery Gude shares a Ã¢â‚¬Å“how to approachÃ¢â‚¬? on the use of social media and how this interactive strategy can be added to enhance a companyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s recruitment and staffing strategy.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“We offer our clients an introduction to this new medium so they may consider adapting to new technology to communicate more with current employees and candidates and create deeper relationships with them,Ã¢â‚¬? said Kevin Hensley, senior vice president, interactive services, Bernard Hodes Group.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“Podcasting provides prospective candidates a glimpse into your company and recruitment opportunities, which can make all the difference in attracting their interest and losing it. There’s nothing more exciting than assisting our HR clients by combining technology to enhance their recruitment strategies; whether it’s an online recruitment strategy, integrated online ad campaign, or podcasting,” said Seery Gude.

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