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Should You Be Using Social Media Screenings for Your Candidates?

Contract Recruiter

Facebook’s monthly active user numbers have been growing quarter over quarter since 2008, and they show no sign of slowing down. Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram; social media is mainstream. So, here’s a question: should you use the information on social media as part of your pre-employment screening?

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Why Social Recruiting Is an Effective Tactic to Use in The Hiring Process

Recruiting Daily Advisor

unemployment claims reached 26 million , effectively erasing all job gains since the 2008 Great Recession and likely signaling the start of a new historic recession. Now, everything is about social networks, social marketing, and recruiting. social media users , 29.7% Why Social Recruiting?

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Katrina Collier Interview Spotlight

WizardSourcer

I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Katrina Collier from The Searchologist. In 2008, the recession hit and I saw it as a way out of agency recruitment and into my own business teaching people to use social media for recruiting and job search. She describes herself as an author, speaker, and facilitator.

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The Top Hiring Trends in Financial Services to Attract The Best Talent

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

These challenges are particularly evident when examining the hiring trends in financial services. 10 Hiring Trends in Financial Services Evolving customer demographics Millennials are transitioning into their 30s and early 40s, and they continue to disrupt traditional patterns of banking and insurance services.

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Leveraging Technology to Hire the Right Talent in Today’s Crisis

Ideal

In today’s hyper-competitive labor market , the challenge of hiring and retaining the right talent keeps getting tougher by the day. Although many organizations have put their hiring process on hold until the economic downturns are over, some are still recruiting to prevent a business slowdown.

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60% Employers Use Social Media to Screen Job Candidates

CareerBuilder

According to CareerBuilder’s annual social media recruitment survey of more than 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals and more than 3,000 full-time U.S. workers, 60 percent of employers revealed they use social networking sites to research job candidates. Why employers seek out social media profiles.

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10 Best Recruiting Books Every Recruiter Should Read

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The recruitment process is not as easy as it may sound, especially if you do not understand modern hiring methods and strategies. Since every organization has its own hiring strategy and preference, the below-recommended books suit different hiring methods. WHO: The A-Method of Hiring. Social Media Recruitment.