Survey says…Most Companies Use Social Media for Recruiting
In an article as recent as July 2010, a survey claims that a large majority of companies are using social media for recruiting. The report was called “Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2010,” and they...
View ArticleTweetmyjobs.com
I would be remiss if I did not mention the website: Tweetmyjobs.com. It is a perfect amalgam of job postings, Twitter feeds and LinkedIn. Employers can sign up on this job site and “tweet”...
View Article7 Facebook Marketing Tips From World’s Top Pros
The article 7 Facebook Marketing Tips From World’s Top Pros found on the Social Media Examiner, a free online magazine that posts original content about the use of Social Media, has great tips that can...
View ArticleUtilizing Youtube for recruiting
Youtube is a powerful medium to promote a company and it seems to be underutilized in the corporate recruiting world. As I scoured recruiting videos on Youtube, I found that a lot of companies had...
View ArticleSocial Media Recruiting Summit 2011?
An article in ERE (online recruiting e-newsletter/website) mentions a Social Media Recruiting Summit that took place in 2009. Apparently it was so successful it’s become an annual event. Unfortunately...
View ArticleStudies on Recruitment and Media
There isn’t a lot of research in this area (using social media for recruiting) because it is fairly recent (Twitter didn’t exist 3 years ago). However, I did find a research study published in 2004...
View ArticleSocial Recruiting 101 slideshow
I stumbled across this slide deck, Social Recruiting 101, and it is a very thorough breakdown of using social media for recruiting. I like it because it addresses the paradigm shift from the old...
View ArticleFirms Invest Big in Career Sites
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Firms Invest Big in Career Sites, “Some companies are investing in improving their online career portals, making their sites easier to use, adding...
View ArticleUsing LinkedIn as a recruiting tool
There are several ways a company can utilized LinkedIn for recruitment purposes. The first is pretty obvious–going after passive candidates. Without subscribing or upgrading you can search for key...
View ArticleHow do you get beyond the hype in Social Recruiting
In this video Marvin Smith, one of Microsoft’s social recruiting strategists, raises some good points about ROI and metrics for success when using social media for recruiting.
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