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Talent Acquisition

Why is Facebook Recruiting Important?

Just like the rise of social media, the recruitment industry has also evolved from platform to platform. One of the latest discussions online is the relevance and the use of Facebook’s Graph Search as a recruitment tool. This article will take a look at Facebook’s users, Facebook as an alternative to LinkedIn and some statistics…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound Workplace

Cameo: A New Way to Create a Social Video CV

If you haven’t heard about or seen the #VineResume by Dawn Siff in the last 8 months then you have been in a black hole. She produced the world’s first 6 second video CV using the popular Vine app. It went viral and was being reported on everywhere: As much as this was a great…

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How to Break Into the Tech Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

The tech industry is a hot market for professionals across the globe – the future of tech is looking pretty promising. Cracking into the tech industry doesn’t have to be a mission impossible, though. This infographic, by our friends at InternMatch, showcases how to break into tech careers. Takeaways: On average, one-year-old tech startup firms create nearly…

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Top Trends in Global Employee Engagement

Annual trends from Aon Hewitt’s global employee database reflecting employee engagement and perceptions of their work experience are shown in the infographic below. The data is taken from 3.8 million employees in 2,500 companies. Takeaways: 4 out of 10 employees are not engaged. 2 out of 10 employees are actively disengaged. Global employee engagement is…

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Talent Acquisition

Here’s What to Keep in Mind When Hiring People with a Disability

One of the worst kept secrets in recruitment is there are still plenty of employers who are not very keen on hiring disabled people for a particular job opportunity in their organization. At times, well-qualified and deserving candidates are ignored for less-deserving candidates that are not suffering from any disability. At the other end of…