The performance findings for major global recruiting companies on Facebook, has been released for 2014 by The Social Recruitment Monitor created by Maximum EMG. The top 10 list of recruiting companies has been formed, using the average SRM index scores over the last year. This identifies the best performing companies by social media channel. The top…
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Recruiters! Stop getting off on your back door chasing! Picture this. It’s a dusty street. Three figures are in the shot. A scruffy dog runs stage left to right, weeds tumble through the dirt. Recruiting is a Spaghetti Western! Close up (You’re a recruiter.) You’re wearing a poncho, you have a cigar in your mouth, a single-round…
Recruitment is changing and it’s time to tailor your recruitment strategy for what the candidates want and will really capture their attention. Unfortunately candidates don’t particularly care about your brand and are more concerned about what you can DO for them. The biggest contributing factor to the perception that a candidate builds about your company is what your…
Time and time again, we are reminded that “short and concise” is the best. When it comes to writing about yourself, you have no idea where to start and where to end. Add that to the fact that it has to be professional, personal, catchy, concrete, error-free, unique…okay, I’ll stop now. Relax! It is possible!…
How do you get going with your social selling activities on LinkedIn? Whether you’re doing business development for a staffing agency, selling yourself to your next employer or looking for sponsors for an event there’s no denying LinkedIn is the place to start. Our friends at LinkedIn Sales Solutions (the good people that bring you the Sales Navigator) have…
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Do you sit down at your desk, look out the window and forget what you were originally doing? If so, then you need help with trying to stay focused when you are at work. When in the office 9-5, it can be difficult to keep your concentration and focus on your tasks. However, everyone at work…
“Does money make the world go round?” I have this conversation ordinarily at least a dozen times a day as to what motivates recruiters generally. And my blog starts off with a quote shared by a fellow recruiter to my timeline on Facebook this week. The billionaire’s view: The quote I mention is by the…
Recruiting is in many ways a sales function. Not only does your timing have to be perfect, your message relevant and your ‘product’ flawless, but you have to make use of every possible medium from which you can source the perfect candidates. Social media is one of these platforms that could really help recruitment agencies…
It’s always tempting to cut corners when screening candidates in order to save time in the recruitment process, whether it’s side stepping reference checks or rushing to fill the position without proper consideration, but these mistakes can have negative implications for all parties down the line. This infographic by Resoomay explores the top 10 screening mistakes that…