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The Best Source of Contractors You NEVER Knew About

Social Talent

Bathed under the California sun, in a place they call Mountain View, lies the headquarters of the best source of freelance contractors you never knew about and that you’d LOVE to start talking to! In 2006, Elance sold its enterprise software division and developed instead its current web-based platform for online, contingent work.

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Using Social Media to Enhance Your Career Prospects

Recruiting Blogs

Social media has been a world-changing phenomenon. However, the last 10 years have seen a huge spike in both users of social media and reasons for using it. . In 2019, there were 3.486 billion active users on social media , equating to nearly half of the entire population having a social media presence. LinkedIn .

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Embracing the Virtual World: Why Some Pandemic-Era Hiring Practices Are Here to Stay

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Source: phloxii / Shutterstock. The initial sourcing process for recruiting talent is still essentially the same. It’s still about using social media and e-mail to stay in contact (and even more so), and it’s still about one’s knowledge of a specific industry and harnessing technology to attain the most successful recruitments.

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The Business Case for Transparency

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Source: Ketstar / shutterstock. Buffer, a social media scheduling tool company, exemplifies the highest degree of salary transparency. Source: Buffer.com. Source: aauw.org. As a result, 17% of private companies practice full and partial pay transparency. In 1986, Whole Foods implemented a policy of full transparency.

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How Shoppers’ Habits Have Changed

Recruiting Blogs

Back to a simpler time when Donald Trump was just another celebrity with a questionable tan and people did their dating face-to-face rather than on Tinder, in 2006, a mere 2.8 The study also found that 22 per cent of consumers are likely to purchase something after seeing it on social media, particularly with young shoppers and women.

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Recruiting in Finance, What we can Learn from a French Firm Who Thought Global

SmartRecruiters

Co-founded in 1999 by Matthieu Courtecuisse, the firm started out in Paris in the financial services industry before developing expertise in energy, telecommunications and media, transportation and logistics, and government. . In 2006 they opened their first international office, and have always pushed forward innovation.

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3 Ways to Boost Recruiting on Instagram

NPA Worldwide

Founded in 2006, BuzzRecruiter.com creates design and marketing buzz that serves the recruiting and staffing industry nationwide. Don’t overlook your employees as a source for content, as they’re often proud to share. Today’s guest blogger is Sam Ajam of BuzzRecruiter.com.