If you weren't in Orlando this week for #SHRM14, you missed out. And not just on Tim McGraw's 
live performance. A veritable torrent of thought-provoking tweets streamed in over the past few days, quoting keynote speakers, adding commentary, and generally just buzzing with excitement over new HR insights. Below, we've got the next best thing to being on the expo floor or in the breakout sessions!
Tom Friedman at #shrm14: Google doesn't care what you know. They care about what you can do with what you know. #competency
— SHRM (@SHRM) June 23, 2014
By now, everyone's familiar with Lazslo Bock's (SVP of People at Google) claim that they found GPA to be no predictor of future success at Google. Tom Friedman reminds us not to be too smitten with traditional qualifications, and to dig deeper when trying to suss out whether a candidate can produce.
Skills-based recruitment alone is fatally flawed, say @DisneyInstitute's Mike Reardon #SHRM14
— Michael Giardina (@michaelgiardina) June 23, 2014
Disney appears to be on board with Google when it comes to looking at candidates holistically. Just as a list of desired skills are not an adequate job description, neither is possessing a list of skills an automatic fit. As Leo put it in Inception, we need to go deeper.
Engaged employees are 1 paid well 2 mentored 3 challenged 4 promoted 5 involved 6 appreciated 7 on a mission 8 empowered 9 trusted #SHRM14
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) June 22, 2014
You may have found out the hard way that a highly qualified hire does not immediately equal an engaged employee. Here, Vala Afshar gives you a handy checklist to make sure your new hires contribute and stick around.
Referrals are 14x more likely to get hired than a qualified applicant, per @GerryCrispin. Wow. #SHRM14
— Matt Charney (@mattcharney) June 24, 2014
Another great reminder that if you're not pumping your co-workers networks for new hires, you're missing out on a massive source of candidates. You might be wondering, "How do I set up my company's referral program?" So glad you asked.
Culture is the one thing that can't be replicated by any other company. #Equalizer @chesterelton #SHRM14
— Mary Faulkner (@mfaulkner43) June 23, 2014
Any company can offer a competitive salary and catered lunch. Often, the biggest differentiator for talent will company culture. As a recruiter, you'll first be shaping the culture with you hires, and then turning it into a story for interested candidates. Articulating it properly might just be the final push a candidate needs to take your offer over another company's.
What were your favorite tweets from #SHRM14? Hit us up in the comments!
