Fred Wilson, VC and principle from Union Square Ventures (who have an impressive list of investments), is giving the keynote talk at the Social Recruiting Summit in NYC next week. He provides us with some of his thought and themes he will be talking about, go check out his post. But if you want the summary:
- He rarely uses recruiters, he prefers to source top talent directly
- He uses LinkedIn to develop a list of references
- Just searching for talent is not enough, you have to promote your opportunities
- There is a niche community for everything, find the one where your prospective candidate might hang out
His last point I suspect sums his whole presentation:
Social media is about showing up, hanging out, and earning trust.
