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9 Need-to-Know Recruitment News Stories – 21st September 2015

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In 2014, the company sifted through 160 applicants and hired 4 “brand ambassadors” in 4 cities – Amsterdam, Paris, Stockholm and Toronto – through the program. idealistcareers : For anyone interested in a “social impact” career, Idealist Careers is a must-use resource.

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8 Completely Unmissable Recruitment News Stories this Week – 17th August 2015

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By analyzing the changes LinkedIn members made to their profiles in 2014, LinkedIn have uncovered a number of globe spanning geographic migration trends. Ireland saw a modest net influx of members in 2014 (0.18%), compared to a net outflow in 2013. What’s a recruiter to make of this?

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7 Exciting Recruitment Happenings this Week – 7th September 2015

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After 10 million applications from 50 million job seeking visitors over the last decade, recruiting-technology-provider Jobvite has drawn some broad conclusions about numbers. As of 2014, you’ll average 59 applications per job. Chief among them is that only 11% of the visitors to your career site will apply.

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