Is It Time To Shut Down Your Job Postings? - Zappos Did!

<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-6596609093918511"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 15; google_ad_format = "728x15_0ads_al"; google_ad_channel = ""; // Note: Though this interview was done a year ago...it's still an interesting peek into the world of Zappos. Learn more about it - listen to my podchat with Zappos recruiter, Rockne Henriques. @Rockne808 If you are a HR professional of any kind, you may have heard the recent news that Zappos is continuing to set the pace in demonstrating creative practices in cultivating a "human" centric culture (and for some of us set the pace means stretching our sensibilities in creating and running a company).&nbsp;This time it's in the area of recruiting. According to the Wall Street Journal, they have "zapped" their job board and launched a new way of seeking out and attracting talent with a social recruiting strategy. &nbsp;Here is the link to the full article:&nbsp; Zappos Zaps Its Job Postings Online Shoe Retailer Creates Social-Media Network to Evaluate Potential Hires It just so happened that I'd already had in my interview pipeline for my&nbsp;Thought Leader 3.0 Podchat series&nbsp;one of Zappos' recruiters and was so excited about the timing of the article and the opportunity to talk with a "Zappos Insider" (that's what they call potential candidates who join the social community to learn more about the Zappos way). &nbsp; The interview was a fascinating insight into Zappos' practices surrounding:&nbsp; job descriptions performance management using pre-hire assessments (funny reaction to that question) raises culture and the new (what I call) social hiring initiative and strategy Rockne was great to interview and even during our interview there&nbsp;were tours and noise in the background -- all real time and authentic. You can hear his passion for the Zappos' way and his story is a testament to the culture and business philosophy of long&nbsp;time CEO, Tony Hsieh. (By the way, if you've not read Tony's book&nbsp;Delivering&nbsp;Happiness - it's a must read. It's the inspiring story of Zappos and his personal journey as a business owner and leader). Thanks Rocknee for a really fun time! Feel free to show Rocknee some love -&nbsp;@Rockne808 Learn more detail for Michael Bailin, Sr. HR Mgr.:&nbsp;http://www.ere.net/2014/05/22/what-no-job-postings/ Web Toolbar by Wibiya