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Employee Referral Programs: Why They Matter and How to Optimize Them

Recruiting Blogs

One of the most effective recruiting strategies, in terms of time invested and future employee retention, is also one of the cheapest ways to hire. 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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Keeps Getting Better

Jobvite

Our social recruiting solutions drove a new wave of innovation in talent acquisition, with employee referrals being the foundation. With the flood of information to candidates nowadays, it’s difficult for recruiters to engage with potential hires. Deliver a Comprehensive Employee Referral Experience.

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Keeps Getting Better

Jobvite

Our social recruiting solutions drove a new wave of innovation in talent acquisition, with employee referrals being the foundation. With the flood of information to candidates nowadays, it’s difficult for recruiters to engage with potential hires. Deliver a Comprehensive Employee Referral Experience.

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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]. This by no means, is an exhaustive list of social recruitment terms.

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12 Recruitment Conferences You MUST VISIT in Summer/Autumn 2016

Social Talent

Social Recruiting Summit. The folks at the Social Recruiting Summit 2016 have billed it as a “hands on, interactive event”, so be prepared to get your hands dirty and muck in! Social Recruiting Strategies Conference. Want to improve your recruitment, retention and people management practices?

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Jobvite’s 2016 Recruiter Nation Reveals Fierce Competition, Evolving Strategies

Jobvite

In the 9th Recruiter Nation Report (Formerly Called the Social Recruiting Survey), 69% of Recruiters Report Increased Hiring in the Last Year, With 95% Expecting Similar or Increased Competition Over the Next Year. Nine Years of Jobvite Recruiter Nation/Social Recruiting Surveys: Jobvite 2016 Survey.

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8 Intriguing Recruitment News Stories this Week – 9th November 2015

Social Talent

This comes as the UK’s FTSE 100 reached a milestone of 25% of board positions being filled by women earlier this year – a target set by Lord Davies in 2011. Employers are recognising the difficulty in recruiting top talent, and are raising the salaries of existing staff to help increase employee retention.