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5 Ways to Build Candidate Engagement

Sourcing has evolved from people who wanted to find more people to an emerging trend, which is how do you fix candidate engagement? Because that piece of sourcing is differentiating people… – Johnny Campbell at SourceCon Building candidate engagement is where the battle is at. As technology gives us more and more access to great talent in the…

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Do Recruiters Have the Right to Privacy Online? Cojones!

Yet another session with agency recruiters has forced me to publish a rant! I’m there talking about Twitter and Facebook and a consultant tries to persuade me that the Twitter account he has is private, can only be seen by him and his mates and is protected. He therefore has the right to do what…

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How to Use Google+ in an Integrated Search, Mobile and Social Media Strategy

If you’re a recruitment agency with a decent marketer, your organisation’s digital strategy right now focuses on three separate channels: Search (paid and organic), Social Media and Mobile. Now, imagine a world where search optimisation, social media and mobile can be pulled together into a single integrated digital campaign. How can this be achieved? Here’s a…

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How Big Data is Taking Recruiters from “I Think” to “I Know”

Anyone who knows the recruiting field understands the intense workload and fast pace that recruiters must operate in. Additionally, recruiting isn’t a skill you learn once and then spend the rest of your career on autopilot, either. As a result, recruiters have always needed to be the early adopters of the HR world, passionate about…

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Recruiters: Why You’re Probably Thinking About Leads Backwards

Imagine that you have two leads: the first is from a candidate you just qualified, who told you that they have just applied to a specific role at a specific company. The second is from another candidate (for the sake of argument called Dave) who you have placed in the past, and has just told…

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What are the Main Benefits of Hiring Graduates?

Often a great business decision, choosing to hire a student or a recent college graduate gives all businesses much more job description flexibility. Of course, when a business is trying to decide between hiring a recent college grad or pursuing a more experienced workforce veteran, there are many pros and cons that need to be…

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How Tech Helps Recruiters Clear the Road to Talent

This infographic (from Hire Right) shows the right way to take the road to talent. Takeaways: Job postings influence applicants – make sure they reflect your brand! Most job seekers now expect to come across job postings on social media – use it! Online applications should take no more than 5 minutes. RELATED: Why Employee…

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All Recruiters Are Control Freaks!

Discuss. (NB. And more importantly, should we be?) As you read that, are you thinking “I resemble that remark!”, or are you sat there, shaking your head in dismay? I can honestly put my hand up and say that in all aspects of my life, I am a total control freak: for my birthday, I…

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The Science of Sharing Jobs on Social

Do you understand the potential of sharing your jobs on social media? This infographic from Work4 Labs outlines all the major facts and figures of how social can help. Takeaways: Facebook users have 31,000 people in their extended networks – that’s a lot of potential viewers for your jobs! The average Twitter user has 208 followers…