A little while ago, there was a lot of chatter in the blogosphere when the CEO of Klout, a social media analytical tool which attempts to measure ‘influence’, tweeted a Salesforce job post that required a Klout score of 35 or above. This kicked off a debate about whether a Klout score is a useful…
In 1978, Messieurs Cialdini, Capcioppo, Bassett and Miller performed a classic experiment. Their aim was to investigate the technique of low-balling – the practice of making an initial offer attractive enough to gain agreement and then changing the terms of the agreement (usually a higher price) in the expectation that the buy-in will be strong enough to…
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social network and a fantastic place to find a job or to recruit. Here are the facts and figures you need to know, courtesy of Website Monitoring. Takeaways: LinkedIn has 187,000,000 members in 200 territories – with 2 members signing up every second. There are over 1,000,000 LinkedIn groups…
Have you ever wanted to be able to see your connections’ contacts? I mean, not just in a list format that you have to scroll through (tediously) but actually search them and also be told when your connections get a new contact which fits your criteria? Have you spotted that you can now search your…
It’s never too soon for college seniors to start thinking about the 2013 job market. Most college seniors are extremely fluent in social media, but probably mainly on Facebook. LinkedIn should be considered the place where a college senior can truly differentiate himself or herself. In addition to looking for a paying job, the goal…
A cover letter is an opportunity to connect with the hiring manager. It is your opportunity to make them want to meet you over the many other CVs they have in their inbox. Some say that employers don’t value them, but people must remember that the hiring manager is not just an email address –…
In this video, I give you 5 simple steps to get more retweets on Twitter – they aren’t guaranteed, but may help boost your reach! All stats come courtesy of Quicksprout: Ask for a Retweet – have a job you need to reach a wide audience? Ask people to retweet the tweet! Tweet Links –…
With the holidays approaching, as well as being a fantastic time to pick up the right candidate for your position – it’s also necessary to find out whether your applicants would end up on Santa’s Naughty or Nice list! This infographic/test from Spark Hire will help you. Tally up your score and let us know…
Have you ever been addicted to a certain recruiter (who gives you a pen)? Are you a recruiter working on commission who has picked up a candidate who doesn’t want to leave their job? This Gotye parody from the Auckland Lawyers Revue may relate to you – let us know if it does in the comments below!…