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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. Source: Guzaliia Filimonova / iStock / Getty Images. For companies looking for the right talent, one of the smartest ways to hire is through social recruiting.

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5 Tips for Making the Most of Your Candidate Sourcing Efforts

Recruiting Daily Advisor

You probably already know that if you’re not sourcing candidates, you’re missing out on discovering top talent for your company. If you don’t supplement your inbound applicants with sourced candidates, you’re missing a huge chunk of the market that just never considered you in their job search process. Source: Aniwhite / Shutterstock.

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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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9 Intriguing Social Recruiting News Stories – 6th July 2015

Social Talent

Also not among the Top 5 sources in 2006, company career sites are today how 10% of the survey’s responding job seekers found their last job. He noted, that like most source of hire surveys, the sample size and collection methods make drawing conclusions more art than science. That’s why this expansion of the themes section is notable.

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Katrina Collier Interview Spotlight

WizardSourcer

I would also add Wizard of Sourcing to the list. She is the author of: The Robot-Proof Recruiter : A Survival Guide for Recruitment and Sourcing Professionals. Which comes highly recommended by many recruiting leaders within our community ( including me ). Follow the energy” from my former coach Laura Borland.

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8 Industry-Rocking Recruitment News Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into this Week – 20th June 2016

Social Talent

In recruitment news this week: Microsoft Buy LinkedIn for $26 BILLION. Source: Microsoft News Center. Here’s everything we know about the acquisition so far: Microsoft considered acquiring LinkedIn around 2008 for $1.5 The “uberization” of recruitment is starting to really gain pace! That equals to 1.91

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Graduating Class of 2016: What HR Needs to Know

JazzHR

The unemployment rate for graduates is 5.0%, the lowest it’s been since 2008 according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The job market is looking pretty rosy for the graduating class of 2016. With Millennial job seekers on the rise, Employers must understand Generation Y as a persona in order to build a successful hiring strategy.

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