Attracting the Millenials

Last night 60 Minutes ran a story about millenials in the workplace. If you are an employer interested in recruiting AND retaining this next generation workforce, it’s a must see. Notice the iPods in the story? We did. What better way to builder your employment brand by podcasting what makes your firm unique. Consider doing some podcasts with Jobs in Pods.  All of our “jobcasts” get published to iTunes for easy consumption on the iPod.

Jobs in Pods joins the workforce

Magazine that is.

Our founder Chris Russell, was just featured in a new Workforce Magazine article. Here’s his quote;

Chris Russell, founder and president of JobsinPods.com, developed a Facebook application because it gives employers additional visibility among members of Generation Y, who typically are defined as those born between the late 1970s and 2000. Launched in March, JobsinPods is an audio job board allowing employers to record podcasts containing information about career opportunities within their companies and distribute them electronically.

The company’s Facebook application was introduced this month and allows recruiters and hiring managers who are members of Facebook to embed their podcast in their personal page. Russell hopes to enhance his Facebook application, making it more interactive and creating a function to allow podcasts to be e-mailed.

“The iPod generation is bored with the conventional communication techniques that employers use to reach them,” he says. “They want something fresh and real, like podcasts, which are very commonly used within this group.”

Here’s a link to the full article.

Recruiters explore using podcasts to attract workers

Nations Restaurant News (nrn.com), the largest magazine for the restaurant industry has written a story about Jobs in Pods. Dina Berta, an editor with the magazine contacted us last week regarding the idea of podcasting your jobs.

TRUMBULL , CONN. (Jun. 18) —In the never-ending search for talent, some restaurant companies are considering podcasting as a way to attract young employees.

Chris Russell, creator of AllCountyJobs.com , an online job board for open positions in Fairfield County, Conn., recently launched JobsInPods.com , a website that allows employers to create online audio messages about their businesses for potential job applicants to download to their MP3 players or iPods.

The concept created a buzz at the “Meeting of the Minds” recruiting conference for chain operators held recently in Dallas. Companies such as Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Red Robin Gourmet Burgers have expressed interest in the program, according to podcast purveyors. A spokeswoman for Red Robin confirmed that the full-service restaurant is investigating the use of podcasts for recruitment but declined to comment further.

Continued at NRN.com