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7 Eggs-citing Recruitment News Stories this Easter – 27 March 2016

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The study has highlighted that “ resume whitening ” is becoming a common occurrence among ethically diverse candidates. The site was created back in 2012 by founders Yinon Weiss and Aaron Kletzing, as a “LinkedIn for Veterans”, and has since built a user base of roughly 722,000 (that’s about 50/50 veterans vs active service members).

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6 Fascinating Recruitment News Stories You Must Read this Week – 24th October 2016

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In recruitment news this week: LinkedIn’s 2016 Workforce Diversity Report is In! Our Talent Acquisition goal is to build a robust, diverse and inclusive applicant pool and create the conditions internally to get them through an unbiased process”. Annapurna Recruitment. Diversity & Inclusion Award.

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8 Exciting Recruitment News Stories this Week – 8th February 2016

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That’s up from 900 million the company announced during its I/O developer conference last May and up from 425 million in 2012. Slack Releases Latest Diversity Report. For more information on what they do, check out Interviewd’s website here. Today, Slack’s engineering department in the U.S. of Slack’s department is black.

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7 Juicy Recruitment News Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into – 16th May 2016

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The internship ad was placed online by Creative Access , which was founded in 2012 to provide opportunities for paid internships for people of black, Asian and other non-white ethnic backgrounds. Outraged callers rang in to vent their fury on LBC to host Katie Hopkins, who had earlier tweeted an image of the BBC job ad.

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BUMPER EDITION: 9 Stories the Recruitment Industry is Buzzing About this Week – 24th August 2015

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Social media dynamos Instagram and Pinterest nearly doubled their users between 2012 and 2015 , according to a new study — and Pinterest is winning. based think tank, surveyed 1,907 adults this spring to learn about their social media habits. Meanwhile, 28% of all adults who go online now use Instagram versus a mere 13% in 2012.

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7 Twitter Accounts Every Recruiter Should Start Following in 2017

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As VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Schneider Electric, Yvette is extremely passionate about a number of global hiring issues – primarily workplace equality, women in STEM, and environmental social responsibility. “A great recruiter is part Sherpa, part fortune teller and part Tour guide” #TalentConnect.

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

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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. Diversity’s Gaining Momentum, but There’s Work to Be Done. Jobvite 2012 Survey. About Jobvite.

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