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How to Lose Candidates and Alienate Prospective Employees

Like the date who wears too much AXE body spray or the Kardashian sister who chooses the wrong dress to host the ‘X Factor’ in, we do not always make the wisest choices in our attempts to come across as attractive, engaging and professional. Continue reading

By in Employment Branding, Social Media, Talent Acquisition

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Fifty-Four Percent of Candidates Use Social and Professional Networks for Job Research

While online search, traditional networking and job boards are the top three ways candidates find jobs, workers approach their job search much like a consumer purchase, using multiple avenues to evaluate potential employers months before they take action and apply to positions. Continue reading

By in Social Media, Talent Factor

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How To Be Remarkable: 5 Lessons from the 2012 Opportunities in Staffing Study

“You have to be remarkable every day,” said Eric Gregg, CEO and Founder of Inavero, at the recent Staffing & Recruiting Executive Summit in Chicago.

Gregg was presenting the results of the recent Opportunities in Staffing survey, which found a gap in perceptions between what staffing firms say they are doing to serve their clients and candidates, and what clients and candidates actually say they experience from their staffing firms.  Continue reading

By in Social Media, Staffing & Recruiting, Survey Results

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Sixty-Seven Percent of Candidates Think About the Job Search Six Months Prior to Actively Searching

Sixty-seven percent of job candidates think about looking for a new job within six months before actively searching, according to CareerBuilder’s 2012 Candidate Behavior Study. Throughout those six months, candidates are consulting multiple sources to research opportunities and potential employers. For example, 84 percent go on search engines like Google, 53 percent visit company websites, and 54 percent look at company social pages. Continue reading

By in Social Media, Talent Factor, Talent Pipeline

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Thirty-Seven Percent of Organizations Use Social Media to Research Job Candidates

Nearly two in five companies (37 percent) use social networking sites to research job candidates, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder. Of the employers who do not research candidates on social media, 15 percent said their company prohibits the practice. Continue reading

By in Social Media, Talent Factor

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What Are Employers Discovering About Candidates Through Social Media?

Recruiter 1: “So, how’s your Facebook investigation going?”
Recruiter 2: “Oh, you know — finding the usual: Some inappropriate photos, tons of really poor communication skills, misspellings across the board.
Recruiter 3: “Really? I’ve been all over Twitter, and I’m finding that most candidates are showing a ton of creativity in their tweets and have a have really wide range of interests that would fit in great with our company culture.” Continue reading

By in Infographic, Social Media, Talent Acquisition, Trends

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Gen Y on Facebook: Where Work and Personal Habits Collide

As we’ve talked about before, many members of Generation Y look at work a little bit differently than other generations.  ”I love my job, but I love my life more” is something you might hear Gen Yers say. Although members of Gen Y (the generational group comprised of those 18 to 29 years of age) have no problem with working hard, as a general rule, their job will never be the whole of their identity. Continue reading

By in Emerging Media, Generational Hiring, Insights & Trends, Social Media, Sourcing, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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Are You Ready for Some Office Football?

In a typical football game, each team has 11 players on the field and at least 50 more suited up on the sidelines. That’s a lot of people to manage! The players all need to have highly developed specialties, and football coaches are always on the lookout for athletes who can fill these roles perfectly. Continue reading

By in Emerging Media, Social Media, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition

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Applying Guerrilla Marketing Strategies to Your Social Recruiting Efforts

When Jay Conrad Levinson first published Guerrilla Marketing in 1983, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey was a mere 7 years old, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t even born. So what does this book have to do with recruitment marketing via social media? Continue reading

By in Emerging Media, Small Business, Social Media, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition

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