OK you’re a recruiter and you’re trying to use Facebook for job postings. Let’s say your Facebook Page has 1,000 fans and you do an update about a really hot opportunity. The average Facebook user has 130 friends, meaning you have a potential reach of 130,000 users right? Wrong. The average Facebook post only reaches…
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You’ve read all the blog posts, articles and ebooks. You’ve heard pundits on TV, radio and down your local pub swearing by the power of social media. It’s the solution to everyone’s customer service gripes, online dating, general time waste and of course your job search. We’re told recruiters and employers spend all day trawling…
See what everyone’s favourite recruiter Wayne Kerr has to say about headhunting in this short clip. If you don’t know who Wayne is, think David Brent (Ricky Gervais in The Office) transplanted to the wonderful world of recruitment. RELATED: The Most Overused Recruiter Clichees Ever [Video].
For the 5th year running, Jobvite have released their Social Recruiting Survey, which has become an industry benchmark. When they started doing these studies social media was rising in recruitment, nowadays it’s gone full on mainstream. The big 3 have had a spike in usage: LinkedIn continues to dominate social recruiting at 93% adoption 2/3…
This summer, thousands of students around the country are leaving the comfort of their student housing and independent living arrangements and taking a big step into the unknown: the world of full-time work. As a very stressful time for a lot of people – particularly when looking for a job in the current downturn –…