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2012 Social Recruiting Survey Part 1: In 5 Years Social Recruiting Becomes Nearly Universal

Jobvite

This year marks the 5 th anniversary of Jobvite’s Social Recruiting Survey , which has become an industry benchmark. We took a look at the rise of social recruiting over time, and adoption has reached an all-time high. 2/3 of recruiters now use Facebook, a jump of eleven points from 55% in 2011.

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

Social Talent

Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have bounced back strongly from the 2008 crisis, yet temporary employment amongst the young is relatively common. Involuntary part-time work has increased across the board since 2008 , except in Germany, Belgium, and Sweden. Download the full report here.

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What Recruiting and Marketing Have In Common

marenated

In fact, I never even considered recruitment until one day my father-in-law and husband decided they were going to start a recruiting firm and I was going to run sales. While that was 2008 (a very bad year to start a recruiting firm), I found that the world of talent acquisition really appealed to me.

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8 Fascinating Recruitment News Stories – 14th September 2015

Social Talent

In the past year, nearly two-thirds of organisations (65%) had hired new employees who were sourced through social media sites: Important takeaways: 65% of the responding companies had hired new workers from social media sites. To download a copy of the full report, click here. US Unemployment Rate Drops To 7-Year Low.