Social media has had a massive impact on almost every aspect of business — and recruiting is no exception. Today’s candidates use social media to find their future employers, and as a result, recruiters have embraced platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook as valuable recruiting channels. Consider these statistics: 80% of employers say social recruiting…
Tag: Social Recruiting
4 Keys to Building a Social Recruiting Strategy That *Actually* Gets Results
Listen to any recruiting podcast, read an industry newsletter or speak with a talent acquisition expert and the phrase “social recruiting” is bound to come up at some point. And for good reason — in a job seeker’s market, the competition for talent is fierce, so meeting users where they already are on a daily basis just…
The Purple Squirrel of Glossaries: 5 Recruiting Terms You Need to Know
What do purple squirrels and recruiting glossaries have in common? They’re both extremely rare. That’s why we put together an exhaustive glossary of the terms you need to know, whether you’re a recruiter, you work cross-functionally with hiring managers, or you’re partnering with a recruiting agency to find the perfect candidate. In any of these roles,…
How To Create Content for Social Recruiting Purposes
As Recruiting and HR professionals, our main objective is to find qualified, valuable job candidates to fill the hiring funnel. To those outside our department this can seem simple – just post a job description and see the qualified candidates roll in. We all know that the reality is much different. With so many desirable…
Talent Wars Heating Up: Glassdoor Survey
The power seat has shifted and job seekers are finally beginning to take the upper hand – now recruiters and human resources professionals are having a hard time filling great positions. According to the Glassdoor Recruiting Outlook Survey conducted by Harris Poll, nearly half (48 percent) of hiring managers note they don’t see enough qualified…
A Social Recruiting Guide
Sitting there at the latest HR conference, one recruiter asks the other – “how do you use social media for recruiting?”The other responds sheepishly, “I don’t…”and the whole ball room immediately goes quiet in awkward silence in the realization that someone admitted they weren’t an expert in “social recruiting.” If this is you, have no…
Mobile Is A Must In Any Decent Recruiting Efforts
When it comes to recruiting, mobile can’t be an afterthought. As the number of mobile devices proliferates, so does the uses, requiring companies of all sizes to embrace mobile as a recruiting tool. The Importance of Embracing Mobile “Various studies show that over three-fourths of employed workers are either open to or actively looking for…
From Buzz to Brand: Leveraging Employee Reviews to Inspire Your Social Strategy
Like it or not, public opinion matters, and if you’re looking to hire, employee reviews are your strongest gauge of company reputation. But where do you start? Embrace reviews According to a Glassdoor survey, the most trusted source of information for learning about companies are family and friends (52%), followed by feedback and reviews from…
3 Things I Learned at #SHRM14 That Have Nothing to Do With HR
What a crazy few days in Orlando! Since I didn’t get to spend too much time in sessions this year, I’ll leave it to the expert practitioners to provide their insights and instead share three key takeaways that have nothing to do with HR. Hopefully next year I’ll heed some of my own advice and be…
Does Social Recruiting Really Work?
While most companies now recruit job candidates through social networking sites, screening applicants with such sites hasn’t caught on nearly as much, according to a recent SHRM study—and maybe that’s a good thing. Three new studies from social science researchers underscore how tricky it can be to make judgments about employability from what’s online. In…