Michael Specht at RecruitTECH 2009 - Part 2 of 3 - Australian Recruitment and Technology Conference

Many big organisations continue to block the use of social networking tools in the workplace, whilst others encourage their use. But how much Facebook surfing and Twittering is too much? This presentation weighs up the pros and cons of social media in the workplace and the impact of an organisations social media policy on its recruitment and retention.

Michael Specht has been involved in the technology industry for over 20 years specialising in the impact that technology has on management practices and organisation. He currently leads an HR technology consulting business, Inspecht looking at how social media can be used by organisations to not just enhance their business but actually attract the best people to work for them and also deliver on shareholder value. Previously he has worked in a multitude of roles ranging from software development to project management both in Australia and overseas. He is a regular speaker on HR technology for the Australian Human Resource Institute and has been convener in their HR Technology Special Interest Group. His blog which discusses HR and recruitment has over 5,000 unique readers every month and one of the top 50 in the world covering HR and Recruitment.

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