It is exciting to see all the new faces and participants in the online Human Resources Community these days. People who use online social media tools or just read and take it in are all participating in a growing audience fueled by great content and exciting outreach. So here is a fun Top 20 Countdown I composed to illustrate the process to HR online enlightenment.
1. Google Search “HR Blogs”
2. Set up your Blog Reader Subscriptions- cause it is just too much to bookmark
3. Join Twitter & follow HR people
4. Find out they Tweet back and share links to great content
5. Leave comments on your favorite blogs
6. Tweet HR help and info
7. Tweet about Bacon
8. Listen to HR Happy Hour BlogTalk Radio
9. Call in to HR Happy Hour
10. Launch your own blog
11. Conference call with online connections
12. Buy/Download a book you read about on an HR Blog
13. Attend HRevolution
14. Know China Gorman personally or virtually
15. Go International
16. Meet up with Twitter friends when you travel
17. Launch your second blog or Twitter Account. (maybe 3rd or 4th – sick I know)
18. Get a mention in ‘Carnival of HR’
19. Publicize your online activity outside of the Internet
20. Land feature article in ‘SHRM Magazine’ and drive audience online
In the end, online influence and community is not something that is immediate. It is something that grows with time. And you will find it is unique to you and your curiosity. Fueled by meaningful content, it comes to the patient, the methodical, the entertaining, and the resourceful. The online HR community is a learned process formed by layers of discovery. Read what is being published online and you can’t help but get to know the people behind the content. They just make you want to join in. Participation is what makes social media different from picking up a newspaper or magazine article or reading your company newsletter. Since HR is all about the “Human” I don’t think you will find a better platform to create and discover HR information and trends. And you will also discover the bacon is crisp.
Need another jump-off point? Check out this Hrevolution aggregated Blog list and some great Carnival of HR here and here.
