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6 Recruitment News Stories to Kick-Off 2016 – 4th January 2016

Social Talent

That’s because according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) recently released 8th annual report on the recruitment industry’s performance , we can see that total recruitment industry turnover increased by 9.7% in 2014/15 to reach £31.5 77% of professionals want to hear good news by phone.

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8 Intriguing Recruitment News Items this Week – 11th January 2016

Social Talent

Copying-and-pasting one generic InMail to dozens of candidates is ineffective, rude and will hurt your employer brand in the long run. In 2014, mobile app usage grew by 76%, and in 2013, it grew by 103%. ‘Illegal’ Interview Questions Being Asked to Female Candidates Regularly. There’s no two ways about it.

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5 Ways to Revolutionize Candidate Experience

Brandon Hall

According to the 2014 Brandon Hall Group Social Talent Acquisition Study, only 8% of companies are trying to improve candidate experience with their social recruiting practices. Maybe we make follow ups a higher priority than more phone interviews. However, many organizations just aren’t doing it well.

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9 Major Social Recruiting News Stories this Week – 27th July 2015

Social Talent

Additionally, it kills your employer brand, so you make it harder for you (and everyone else within your company) to recruit in the future. Treating rejected candidates poorly kills your employer brand and can even hurt your sales. Greed: You fiercely negotiate starting salaries.

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A Recruiter’s Handbook Guide to Snapchat

Social Talent

As a result, recruiters have had to adapt and work even harder to capture the ever-decreasing attention spans of today’s job seekers. Visual media has turned out to be one of the most popular ways of doing so, especially when it comes to job advertising and employer branding. So what’s the common denominator?

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Social Recruiting Round-Up – January 2015

Social Talent

If you’re planning on attending a recruiting conference in 2015, we’ve put together a list of 8 of the best worldwide recruitment events you should be saving the date for. 5 HUGE Lessons Recruiters Must Learn from 2014’s Biggest Outcomes. How to: Prepare and Conduct the Perfect Job Interview .

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9 Need-to-Know Recruitment News Stories – 21st September 2015

Social Talent

That means now is the time for more targeted recruiting and a stronger employer brand to reach new talent, as well as employee engagement initiatives to retain your best talent. 61% checked “social professional networks” (LinkedIn’s generic term for itself). Social media recruiting. Candidate experience.