Category: Talent Acquisition

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What are the Pros and Cons of Being a Freelancer? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Post author By Jörgen Sundberg

What the heck is a freelancer? A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term.

Freelancing has become an enormous part of the work landscape and is popular among all generations. For many Americans, the days of 40-hour work weeks in the office are long gone, and they’re happier because of it. Freelancers are generally well educated, with about 20% of freelancers having a Master’s Degree.

Not having a stable employer can also have big downsides, such as missing out on employer-provided medical insurance and getting stiffed by clients. Half of all freelancers say not having affordable health care is their number one concern. Freelancing is a great choice for many people, but filled with a few unavoidable pitfalls. This graphic points out some of the worst to look out for.

Source: MastersDegree.net

Tags freelance, Freelancer, freelances, freelancing, Infographics, pitfall, pitfalls

Talent Acquisition

What Is the True Cost of Hiring a Bad Employee?

Post author By Jörgen Sundberg

What is the cost of a bad hire? The true cost, not just the cost of posting an ad and conducting interviews. We all know that hiring the wrong employees can cost organizations a huge amount of money, but this infographic by Resoomay presents some startling figures. When hiring a new employee, double-check that the job…

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Talent Acquisition

How Much Time Do You Waste on Social Media?

Post author By Guest

The average employee will spend 12% of the working day using unproductive applications, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. Only 59% of the day is spent using applications, which are deemed productive. This amounts to 65 hours a month, which have not been used productively, according to data analyzed by DeskTime. The data demonstrates that after…

Tags Facebook, Infographics, LinkedIn, Productivity, slacking, Social Media, time, waste, worker

Talent Acquisition

How Do Recruiters Use LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook?

Post author By Guest

Social media has made it easier for recruiters to build and nurture connections, ultimately increasing the efficiency with which a recruiter can source quality candidates. However, current social media usage by recruiters varies greatly. Take a look at the differences in how recruiters use the ‘Top 3’ social networking sites and which ones are most…

Tags Facebook, Infographics, LinkedIn, Recruiter, Social Recruiting, Twitter

Talent Acquisition Workplace

How To Protect Your Online Personal Brand and Reputation

Post author By Jörgen Sundberg

Your online reputation and personal brand is made up of what people can find about you when they tap your name into a search. Not only is it integral to have social media profiles at places like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. Your brand will also be reflected in any blog posts you have written, forum entries and comments online.

You don’t have to be squeaky clean – it’s as important to be interesting and relevant – but an awful lot of damage can be done in a very brief period of time by behaving in an inappropriate manner. Before you know what’s happened, your reputation is in tatters and the fallout is irrecoverable.

This infographic from digital marketing agency KBSD looks at how you can manage your personal e-reputation.

Key takeaways from this infographic:

• 48% of recruiters and HR professionals refer to personal websites when deciding whether to hire YOU
• 63% of recruiters check social media sites to find out more about potential employees
• 8% of companies have fired someone for abusing social media

Further reading at How Recruiters Use Social Media to Screen Applicants Infographic.