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What is the Best Facebook Recruiting App?

Recruiting the perfect employee can be a difficult task nowadays, especially with the increased usage of social media. It’s simple to contact a potential candidate via Facebook or LinkedIn but, at the same time, how accurate is their profile? This is where Work4 may be your saviour! This is exactly why I think its the…

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Why Twitter Lists are Great for Hearing Through the Noise (and Stalking People)

Whether you’re on Twitter or not, you’ll know that it is a vast, noisy place. There’s no getting away from what people had for breakfast, the latest football score or an article on how to use Twitter better. All of this noise can put many recruiters off and stop them from getting real value from…

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Why I’m a Fussy Old Fusspot Recruiter

Now I am not saying I am fussy about everything – anyone who has ever sat inside my car before it gets a valet will know that I don’t get too fussy about mess in there (with 2 kids and a dog, it’s hard to be!) however, when it comes to recruitment matters, I do…

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What are the Top 5 Global Recruiting Trends?

This infographic from LinkedIn outlines the top 5 recruiting trends seen globally in 2013. They are: The source of quality hires – social networks are the fastest growing source. Employer branding is extremely important. Data use is crucial to making good hires. Internal hiring is increasing compared to last year. Mobile recruitment is a source…

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Recruiters, Here Are 6 Ways to Build Real Relationships with Virtual People

When I started recruiting a little over ten years ago, I always looked forward to meeting candidates in person as they arrived for interviews. It was mostly curiosity, but I also wanted them to feel welcome and begin building a relationship regardless if we were destined to become colleagues. Today, as our geographies expand and…

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Starting Your Own Recruitment Business: The Dream Continues…

Thanks to everyone who read and shared my 1st article, I’m now 7 months into the process, which the eagle eyed of you may realise is a full month later than I was hoping, with the reason for this being how crazily busy my life has become! So, if you read the 1st part of…

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Why You Should Recruit on Facebook

Is your social recruitment strategy missing the mark–and billions of potential candidates? Facebook helps you close the talent gap and get in touch with the right passive and active candidates on their favourite social network. Our friends at Work4 have compiled some stats to convince us all… The case for recruiting on Facebook: The average person spends…

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Recruiters: 5 Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

Let’s face it – there are a lot of recruiters out there. I mean, a lot. You might think there a lot of possible sandwich combinations at Subway (over 2 million according to Subway themselves), but that is nothing compared to the number of recruiters there are. So, amongst all this noise, how do you…

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Why the Recruitment Industry is Finally Getting a Promotion

What are the most important developments to have impacted business strategy in the last 10 years? The influence of the Internet on business models? The rise of new and fiercely competitive emerging markets? The end of job-for-life careers? These and more, but there’s one which is only now getting the attention it deserves as business…