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Social Recruiting Round-Up – February 2015

Social Talent

But as March fast approaches we thought it was time to reflect and take a look back at the most popular blog posts, the most talked about infographics and the biggest recruitment and sourcing news stories of the last month – otherwise know as the February edition of the Social Talent Social Recruiting Round-Up!

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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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Facebook IPO: What It Means for Recruiting

Jobvite

Facebook, the world’s largest social network with 845 million users, just filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with a hefty $75-$100 billion valuation. Roughly 60% of the US population has a Facebook profile with 483 million users logging in daily from around the world. This would beat Google as the largest U.S.

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How Social Recruiting Gets the Next Big Job Placement Won

Jobvite

From micro-applications to built-in portfolios, social media makes it easy for savvy recruiters to test an applicant’s creativity, vet candidates, and more. We interviewed several professionals from different companies to learn how they are using social media to recruit and this is what we learned.

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Evolving Your Social Recruitment Vocabulary

SailorAnn

This post will focus on deciphering the terminology behind social recruitment. The term social recruitment was first used as early as 2009, but started to become part of conventional recruitment strategy around 2011 [1]. Social sharing is the modern version of emailing job postings to networks.

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The Social Recruiting Round-Up: May 2015

Social Talent

Today, we’re bringing together all of that knowledge into one blog post package – the Social Recruiting Round-Up for May 2015. These are the best times to post your content on several social media sites including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. SO GET TWEETING!

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2012 Social Recruiting Survey Part 2: Profiles Have Power and the Content Matters

Jobvite

In our second installment on the results of our 5 th annual Social Recruiting Survey , we want to take a look at the growing role online profiles play in the hiring process. Since 2010, the number of recruiters that always review social profiles has grown 16 points, from 32% to 48%.