The Undercover Recruiter

Which Are You: Vanilla or Jamoca Almond Fudge?

You want to be memorable, genuine, sincere, likable, maybe even the real deal, but you don’t want to divulge too much personal stuff. If your online profiles and summaries are lacking flavor, you may be missing out on opportunities. So what is the right recipe for a tantalizing impression? [Read more...]

Hannah Morgan

Hannah Morgan provides no-nonsense help for new job seekers. She provides advice and serves as a guide to traverse the treacherous terrain of today's economy by focusing on pro-active strategies for job search and leveraging social networks. Career Sherpa is one of many outlets where Hannah shares her information. Follow Hannah on Twitter @careersherpa!

Filed Under: Branding, LinkedIn, Social Media Tagged With: hire, picture, pitch, Profile, recruit, search engine optimisation, SEO, summary

The Social Recruiting Pocket Guide [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic from our good friends at Herd Wisdom is a cheat sheet for the best practices in social recruitment.

Takeaways:

Why? 20% of recruiters say social recruitment takes less time than more traditional methods.
How? 10,200 applicants found their job on LinkedIn – the professional network.
How? 15% of recruiters have hired someone through Twitter. [Read more...]

Laurence Hebberd

Laurence Hebberd is Community Manager for Link Humans in London. He also runs the Link Humans Twitter feed - @LinkHumans.

Filed Under: Facebook, Google, Hiring, LinkedIn, Recruitment, Social Media, Sourcing, Twitter Tagged With: Facebook, Google Plus, Herd Wisdom, Infographic, LinkedIn, Recruiting, recruitment, social, social recruiting, Twitter, YouTube

Recruiters: Don’t Expect a Return on Investment from LinkedIn!

I am a massive fan of Return of Investment (ROI) when using social media, and I’m not talking about silly “like”, “follower”, ”share” metrics. I get why marketers think these are important (I know they are), but the majority of my agency recruitment clients want £$€ stats. [Read more...]

Lisa Jones

Lisa Jones is a Director at Barclay Jones, a Consultancy working with agency recruiters, corporate recruiters and B2Bs advising them on the most effective use of technology, web and social media to improve their business processes, recruitment and bottom line. Follow Lisa on Twitter @LisaMariJones.

Filed Under: LinkedIn, Recruitment, Social Media Tagged With: job, Job Hunting, Lead Generation, LinkedIn, Recruiter, recruitment, recruitment agency, return of investment, ROI, Social Media, social recruiting

How to Understand LinkedIn in 30 Seconds [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic, from Avid Careerist, shows you how to understand LinkedIn in 30 seconds.

Takeaways:

A LinkedIn profile is different to a resume – it’s not a static document!
Groups are collections of people which share something in common – here are the top 10 LinkedIn groups for job seekers.
Recommendations carry more credibility than LinkedIn Endorsements. [Read more...]

Laurence Hebberd

Laurence Hebberd is Community Manager for Link Humans in London. He also runs the Link Humans Twitter feed - @LinkHumans.

Filed Under: Infographic, LinkedIn Tagged With: connection, endorsements, groups, Infographic, LinkedIn, recommendations