Social Media Archive
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Welcome to the talent economy
Posted on March 7, 2012Like many functions in the organization, the way in which companies identify and recruit talent has changed more in the past 10 years than it did in the last century. According to Jobvite, 89 percent of companies planned to use social media to recruit in 2011, a source of talent […] -
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Selection 2.0: The Social Interview Case Study
Posted on January 4, 2012You are most likely using social media for recruiting. And, according to many surveys, you are probably also using it for pre-screening applicants. But are you also using it for the selection of candidates? Digital Advertising Agency R/GA wanted to try a new kind of job interview: The Social Interview. […] -
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Facebook has more job seeking volume overall in US
Posted on November 16, 2011A new national survey from Jobvite reveals more than 22 million Americans used social networks to find their most recent job opportunity – up 7.7 million from last year’s survey. One in six members of the workforce say an online social network was one of the sources they used to […] -
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New on LinkedIn: Group Statistics, Re-arrange Profile, New Events & Alumni
Posted on November 10, 2011It seems that LinkedIn is roling out a few new and much wanted features and improvements this week. First there was the highly desired option to re-arrange your positions on your profile, then they send me a mailing to check my LinkedIn Alumni, yesterday they announced a new design for […] -
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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on Sourcing Top Talent [VIDEO]
Posted on November 9, 2011How is social professional networking changing the recruiting landscape? Here’s a special recording from LinkedIn Talent Connect 2011. Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO, reveals: LinkedIn’s vision for sourcing talent in a social networking world What new recruiting tools LinkedIn will unveil What it means for you and your recruiting team -
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BREAKING: LinkedIn Talent Pipeline to manage your sourcing activities
Posted on October 18, 2011Today LinkedIn announced during Talent Connect 2011, LinkedIn’s second annual Recruiting Solutions customer conference, LinkedIn Talent Pipeline. This promises to be “a powerful new solution to help companies more quickly and efficiently recruit top talent. LinkedIn Talent Pipeline enables recruiters to create a single place to grow, track and stay […] -
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91% of Recruiters check Social Networks
Posted on October 7, 2011Reppler, a social media monitoring service, recently conducted a survey of 300 professionals who are involved in the hiring process at their company to understand the use of social networks for screening job applicants. The results of this survey are shown in this infographic: -
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12 Mobile Recruitment Applications (part 4)
Posted on September 16, 2011In the past three articles I’ve described the latest developments in mobile recruitment. In Part 1 the explosion of mobile internet in the coming years and the evolution of online recruitment to mobile was reviewed. The implications of mobile devices and the required actions for HR / Recruitment Managers were […] -
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10 facts why Facebook matters for Employer Branding
Posted on September 15, 2011So you don’t have a Facebook Fan Page yet? And you don’t have a LIKE button on your Career Site or Job Pages? Think again. Here are 10 quick facts you should know about consumer behavior on Facebook. -
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20 eye-catching facts about Social Media around the world 2011
Posted on September 14, 2011But wait there is more… This 167-slide presentation contains over 1.000 facts & figures about social media in more than 30 countries. Wow! Topics cover main adoption & usage, brand interactions, role of employees in using social media and much more.