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Social Recruiting on the Rise; Results from our 2010 Survey

Jobvite

Social networks lead all other recruiting channels for planned investment by employers as the economy recovers. Today, we’ve released the results of the Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2010. The results of our 2010 survey show that 83% of respondents are now using or planning to use social media for recruiting.

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Marketers Make Social Networks Top Priority for 2010

Jobvite

eMarketer recently published results of the 2010 Digital Marketing Outlook survey in which marketers reported their priorities for investment in the coming year. of senior marketers is social networks and applications, followed closely by digital infrastructure (44.5%). The top priority for 45.4%

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8 Juicy Recruiting News Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into – 9th March 2015

Social Talent

LinkedIn No Longer Supporting Microsoft Outlook Social Connector. As of today (9th March 2015) LinkedIn “ will no longer support LinkedIn for Microsoft Outlook Social Connector in Outlook 2003, 2007, and 2010 “ This means that LinkedIn information about your email contacts will NOT be visible in those Outlook versions.

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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.

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How Dell Doubled Social Hires Using Employee Branding

Prominence

Prior to this the TA teams were using Social Media but similar to a lot of organisations its usage wasn’t formally trained, managed or measured. An online Talent Community ( Oracle Social Sourcing ) that facilitated candidate engagement and enabled and promoted employee referrals. Employee Branding.

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The Best LinkedIn Account for Recruiters

Prominence

I first utilised LinkedIn to recruit in 2009 (I know quite late on, but this was fairly early in New Zealand), in 2010 my employer purchased a number of Recruiter Licenses and I was fortunate enough to receive one. Utilising LinkedIn requires a different approach to job board / database sourcing.

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How Recruiters and Job Seekers Use Social Media in 2015 (Infographic)

Social Talent

While social recruiting is by no means a new trend (we are living in the year 2015 after all), it’s processes and it’s nuances are evolving all the time, and it’s importance in recruiting continues to grow. Back in 2010 , 78% of recruiters were using LinkedIn to find candidates.