Last year, 84 percent of recruiters and human resources departments used social media to reach passive candidates, people that might not have otherwise applied. In 2012, companies used social media for recruitment in more than 80 percent of job openings? Additionally, 7 out of 10 employers successfully hired a candidate through social media. Since usingContinue reading “A New Era in Recruiting”
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The Best Social Media Tools for Small Business
5 Social Media Recruiting Tools for Small Business In the past, large companies devoted huge amounts of money to recruitment of the best talent, often leaving small business in the dust. For someone with a small startup, both time and money are in short supply. This leaves many entrepreneurs looking for hassle-free ways to bring on great people quickly. SocialContinue reading “The Best Social Media Tools for Small Business”
5 Recruitment Fails!
A well-thought recruitment strategy can be the lifeblood of a successful organization. Bringing in the right expertise is required to support a company, keeping it fresh, innovative, competitive and always at the top of the game. Unfortunately, companies often see recruitment as a burden. They want nothing to do with it, and when they do,Continue reading “5 Recruitment Fails!”
1 in 5 Recruitment Searches Are Now Mobile
“Job seekers want to be able to search for a job anytime, anyplace, anywhere and not just via a desktop anymore” From PRWEB: New figures from Google show that job seekers are changing their search habits as 1 in 5 recruitment searches are now carried out on a mobile device. These new figures were revealed byContinue reading “1 in 5 Recruitment Searches Are Now Mobile”
ZOMBIES! The True Cost of a Bad Hire
Forty-one percent of companies estimate that a bad hire cost them more than $25,000. One in four say it cost them over $50,000… And these estimates are conservative. Frightening, right? Calculating employee turnover costs is always tricky. For those brave enough to try, simply add: Cost of time spent writing/posting jobs descriptions, reviewing resumes & interviewing candidates Cost of timeContinue reading “ZOMBIES! The True Cost of a Bad Hire”
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