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Employee Referral Programs: Why They Matter and How to Optimize Them

Recruiting Blogs

It is thus no surprise that 88% of employers rated the quality of new hires from employee referrals above all other sources of talent, according to CareerBuilder’s 2010 ‘Referral Madness’ whitepaper. In a 2011 Social Recruiting Survey by Jobvite, 67% of respondents said the recruiting process for referrals was shorter than typical. “The

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Should Recruitment Agencies Stop Worrying About Google Page Rankings?

Prominence

I often comment about the reliance recruitment firms have on traditional sourcing strategies, but recently I’ve also noticed that website search engine optimisation (SEO) is also still perceived by a lot of agencies as being the most important form of branding outside of job boards.

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What is the Commercial Use Limit on LinkedIn Search?

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The primary reason recruiters tell me that they don’t upgrade their LinkedIn account is that they get most of the functionality they need from a Basic account and therefore see little benefit in paying for the service (on the whole I tend to agree with this sentiment).

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The Best LinkedIn Account for Recruiters

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In 2012 I got offered access to Recruiter again and happily accepted hoping to discover new features. For the next 12 months I regularly achieved my InMail allocation, accrediting many of my placements to LinkedIn, but still didn’t see much benefit beyond InMail. Recruiter Lite has Projects, Clipboards and Reports.

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Managing Employment Social Media, Who is in Charge?

Prominence

It is my opinion that companies would benefit most from having a mixed strategy that picked the best bits from each of the above solutions. Potential strategies could include: An existing marketing team that runs the social accounts but that has full buy-in and interaction from recruiters or talent acquisition.

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5 Interesting Recruitment News Stories to Digest this Week – 28th November 2016

Social Talent

Sectors enjoying the largest growth include catering and hospitality (27%), transport and logistics (21%), and oil, gas, and alternative energy (12%). Now is the time to invest in employer brand, or look at offering flexible benefits or working conditions to secure top talent.”. John Salt, Director at totaljobs.

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Here Are The Best 10 Ways To Be Sure A Potential Employer Is The Right Fit For You

Worksearch

Here are two ways you can do it: Polish your online presence in anticipation of Social Recruiting practices, Click To Tweet and make sure that whatever you post online will – in the eyes of a potential employer – make you look competent, professional, positive, and knowledgeable. What a waste of time and energy! Think twice!