The year was 2010. I just landed a new job running recruiting and innovation at NPR. My past experience included ‘traditional’ recruiting leadership roles at companies including Ticketmaster, Magento, and Intersperse. I soon learned a traditional recruiting approach would fail in this new role. Working for a non-profit in a highly competitive and complex market...
Posts by Lars Schmidt
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Astronaut. Professional skateboarder. Talk show host. When you're growing up, you have dreams of what your future might hold. Those were a few of mine, and those hopes have been dormant for awhile now...but then a phone call rekindles a dream... I'm excited to share that I will be hosting the live stream for LinkedIn's annual talent acquisition conference --...
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It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Student We’re living smack dab in the middle of the golden age of education. I’m not referring to school or academia, rather the instant access we all have to the world’s information. Our classrooms have no walls. Our curiosity and growth is fueled by Wikipedia. Our knowledge isn’t limited to what we possess through our own...
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- Inspiring Stories
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The other day I was tasked with a work problem I’ve never encountered before. I had some ideas on how I might tackle it, but they were...
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- Recruiting Tips
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Employer branding is a topic that's front of mind for most corporate recruiting teams these days, and for good reason. A compelling...
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Last week LinkedIn released their Top 10 Company Pages of 2013. I was surprised and excited to find NPR among them, listed alongside...
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- LinkedIn Best Practices