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LinkedIn’s List of Top Buzzwords
At the end of 2011, the analytics team at LinkedIn had a look at the most common buzzwords on people’s LinkedIn profiles. What we found interesting is that there was one particular buzzword that was...
View ArticleHow to Get Employees to Participate in Referral Programs
According to ERE.net, the top best-practice employers get 50% of their hires through employee referrals. There have been additional studies that have shown that employee referral programs provide many...
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How to Use Social Media to Improve Your Career
Social media is all about transparency, but how far is too far? You’ve heard the horror stories about job applicants that get turned down because their potential employer discovered their outstanding...
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Take that Facebook. Job Boards still on top!
Job Boards are alive and well, despite the flurry of predictions last year that they were soon to be ousted by social media (I’m looking at you Forbes!). The role of social media is definitely on the...
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Chasing Down Your Perfect Candidate with Pinterest
So we’ve established that Pinterest is worthwhile as a recruiting tool. We’ve gone over how to create a presence on Pinterest. We’ve talked more than enough about every Pinners responsibility to post...
View ArticleHow to make employers, recruiters, and candidates happy and engaged
Happiness. It’s the goal in relationships, the workplace, and, well … in life. Science says that happiness leads to successful businesses and boosts employee engagement and productivity. Employers,...
View ArticleSocial Recruiting Trends for 2013
Happy New Year’s Eve! I love New Year’s, possibly more than Christmas, possibly more than chocolate… Okay, definitely not more than chocolate, but a lot. I do not love it because of the parties and...
View ArticleSocial Recruiting vs. Gamification
Gamification is a huge buzzword in recruitment lately. For those of you thinking this means discovering top talent by forcing applicants to compete in epic games of capture-the-flag… you’re half right!...
View ArticleGamification and Recruiting? Keep it Simple Yoshi!
Today we’re going to talk about how to improve the process of hiring through gamification. Before reading any further, I suggest you gather your team and engage in some research and skill-building —...
View ArticleTalent Acquisition is Like a Box of Chocolates
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. I know this because of all the infographics and slideshows on Mashable, Forbes and Pinterest instructing me on “how to woo a nerd”, “how NOT to celebrate Valentine’s...
View ArticleFacebook Recruiting, Employer Branding and Resume Death.
The new Superman trailer is out and it’s dominating my news feed. The “Man of Steel” is taking up valuable real-estate that ought to be devoted to stories about the latest social media trends,...
View ArticleRecruiting 101: Link Love Learning
Although it’s probably a terrible idea to date our blog content this way, I just can’t help myself… September is here; it’s time to go back to school. Recruiting School that is! (So cheesy, yet so...
View ArticleA Millennial’s Take on What Millennials Want from Employers
I always wanted to be part of Gen X. It just sounds super cool, and punk rock, and so much better than my generation: Gen Y. The term Gen Y makes us all sound like pretentious hipster-philosophy...
View ArticleMillennials, Data Points, Stats, and an Infographic
Millennials are the best. We are the best at iPhones, the best at Tumblr, and we are the best employees. No, I do not have any solid research to back up those claims, but they are all 100% true facts –...
View ArticleThree Essentials of Social Recruiting for Diversity
What every job applicant wants to hear: “You, my friend, are a mutant — and I have a need of mutants — desperate need!” - Dr. Xavier Our feature article last week explored the benefits and pitfalls of...
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