Social Media for Recruiters

I’m amazed by the number of people I know who still say, “LinkedIn is for business and Facebook is personal.” This includes quite a few people in the recruiting sphere, who seem reluctant at best to toe-dip into using Facebook for recruiting. Considering the engagement level of Facebook’s enormous user base, it seems to me like there should be a whole lot more recruiting activity taking place there.

Consider the following: Read the rest of this entry »

At an expo I attended a few months ago, I visited many booths that sold services for advertising, marketing, and public relations. I found in my pile a really good piece summarizing different social media platforms and how to use them as a business from the David James Group, and wanted to share for those who set social media as a goal for branding and communicating in 2016. Here are some ideas for sites that I thought would work well for independent recruitment firms. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a lot of things to consider when writing job descriptions. They need to be interesting and compelling, something that will attract the right candidates AND get them to click the ad/apply to the job. They need to be well-written, not just a copy-and-paste of what the client sends you. And they need to be search-engine friendly. What does that mean? Well, it means that the spiders and crawlers that scour the web can find your job description, figure out what it’s all about, and return it in a job seeker’s search engine results. All of this is more art than science. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s post is courtesy of Joshua Ro with People Consulting Group in Seoul, Korea. People Consulting Group places senior executives in manufacturing, information technology, consumer products, banking and finance, telecommunications, logistics and distribution, professional services, entertainment, and fashion. Joshua serves as a member of the NPAworldwide Board of Directors.

Ever since social media was introduced, it has taken off like a wildfire spreading on the dry forest. There is no doubt that social media has become an important tool for many industries, including recruitment, and many believe it hasn’t even unlocked its fullest potential yet. Many employees at work these days are quite exposed to social media opportunities from desktop to mobile handsets. And, many companies are also encouraging company activists to use social media not only for a marketing tool, but also for employee engagement purposes. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s guest blogger is Eric Winegardner, Senior Vice President of Client Adoption, Monster. Monster is a worldwide leader in successfully connecting people to job opportunities. In his role at Monster, Eric and his team focus on helping clients be more successful with Monster’s tools.

Monster’s Power Recruiter Workshops will help you deliver real results for your organization—as a recruiter and a businessperson.

Aren’t you sick of buzzwords? You know the ones I mean: Applicant, candidate, prospect, audience, passive seeker, active seeker, engagement—the list goes on and on.

I don’t need to remind you of all of them. You hear them every day. In fact, these buzzwords are your every day. Read the rest of this entry »

Mel Kettle is a communications and social media consultant, speaker, blogger, educator, coach, bookworm, obsessive foodie and eatie, and a budding photographer. She blogs on marketing and social media at www.melkettle.com.au. Mel is passionate about working with organisations to show them how to communicate effectively so they can develop communities, share their stories and raise awareness. She particularly enjoys working with people who want to make a difference to other people’s lives. In her spare time Mel writes a food blog, The cook’s notebook.

I’m often asked by business owners and communication managers whether they should be starting a blog, or encouraging their organisation to start one. My answer is almost always a resounding yes, as a business blog is one of the best ways to engage with customers in a way that can add value to them. Read the rest of this entry »

Think you’ve got a handle on job seekers and the current recruiting landscape? You might be wrong. Jobvite’s 2015 Job Seeker Nation Study offers insights into the current job market and how job seekers are approaching their career searches. Some of the most interesting details: Read the rest of this entry »

Our guest blogger today is Siofra Pratt from our friends at Social Talent. Read more about Social Talent at the end of this post.

As we’ve all seen over the last 2 years, the onslaught of mobile technology has dramatically changed how people interact, how they communicate, how they consume information, and (most notably for recruiters) how they search and apply for jobs. As a result, recruiters have had to adapt and work even harder to capture the ever-decreasing attention spans of today’s job seekers. Read the rest of this entry »