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The First Recruitment Tweets, Social Talent, and the Perils of Holiday Parties

December 17

Here are seven of our favourite HR and recruiting blog posts this week:Holiday Gift Giving for Employees – It’s Not That Simple by Paul Hebert Paul provides two pro tips for giving seasonal gifts to employees.The First Tweets in #HR and #Recruiting by Jessica Miller-Merrel Jessica takes a look back at the first tweets of fifty professionals in the HR and recruitment industry.2014 Job Board Year in Review by The Job Board Doctor himself! According to the Job Board Doctor, 2014 was the year that VC money returned to the job board industry. His article takes a journey back to look at some of this year’s highlights for the online recruiting world. How to Have the Best, Litigation-Free Office Holiday Party Ever by Chastit……Read More

Social Recruitment 2015: It’s Global

December 15

Social recruiting is no longer just a trend. As of this year, 94% of recruiters use, or plan to use social media for recruiting. This number has increased steadily for the last 6 years. (Source: Jobvite) Social media is now just another piece of the hiring strategy puzzle. But is this true globally? Yes, I would argue that it is. But, still the vast majority of the information discussed in HR and recruitment articles is based on data coming out of the US and the UK. This can lead to a narrow understanding of who is using social recruiting. The Jobcast blog falls into this trap more often than I would like. Especially considering that Jobcast is an international company. Not only is our team international, based out of Canada and the Net……Read More

Recruiters Bro Down, Holiday Parties, and HR Tech Trends

December 10

I love a good link love blog post.I mean, what’s not to love about a well-curated list of articles to read all laid out for you in a single post?Absolutely nothing, which is why I’m sure you’ll thoroughly enjoy this link love!Here are five of my favourite HR and recruiting blog posts of the week:Employers Say Employer Branding Is Working – Jodi OrdioniJudy highlights the key findings of a recent employer branding survey performed by Brandemix.For example, the study showed that 80 percent of participants consider their employer branding to be successful at bringing down costs, increasing applications from top candidates. Not bad!Looking Back at 3 Big HR Technology Trends We Saw This Year – Jayson SabaJayson covers th……Read More

5 Examples of Companies Doing Social Recruiting Right

December 8

The process of HR recruiting has changed dramatically over the past few years. While recruiters once had to meet candidates at career fairs or wait for resumes to get dropped off at the office, they can now target and communicate with potential candidates on social media.Sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have millions – even billions – of users. They’ve become the go-to resource for recruiters looking for top talent. And done well, social recruiting can have a big impact – in terms of hiring, but also in terms of reputation. Companies that succeed at social recruiting hire some of the best job seekers – and they create modern, tech-savvy brands.So – which companies are succeeding at social recruiting? Here are 5 ……Read More

Holiday HR and Recruiting Links with a Side of Ugly Sweaters

December 3

All I want for Christmas is a group of unusually strong fairies to paint my new apartment for me, and then move all of my old junk into it. How about you? Perhaps speedy gnomes to sort through that pile of resumes on your desk, set aside the most promising, and then toss the rest? Or, does your heart desire a magical app that will automate your social recruiting for you? Oh wait… Totally exists! The holiday season brings with it many wonderful things: Apple pie, pumpkin pie, lemon meringue pie, and of course, the always delicious holiday themed blog post. It’s only the third of December and we’ve already read a slew of fun, funny, and helpful seasonal HR and recruitment articles. Here are our top 7 so far:Are You ……Read More

How to do Social Recruiting Better in 2015

December 1

By now, many recruiters are familiar with the concept of social recruiting. But just having a Facebook and Twitter presence isn’t enough to really succeed—or stand out. You need to have a strategy that works well for your business need and complements the employer brand. Here are a few ideas to consider when making your 2015 plans to ensure you’ve got all your bases covered.1) Use your employees and alumni. Word of mouth continues to be one of the most trusted forms of advertising. If your employees (and alumni) aren’t part of your social strategy, make them a part of it next year. You can start by simply encouraging current employees to like your social recruiting presence. Then target employees with messa……Read More

Office Hazards, Avoiding the Second Mistake, & Good Guys Winning

November 26

Happy almost (American) Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for? If you need some help deciding, might I suggest giving thanks for canned pumpkin? It makes pie making significantly easier! Yet this wonderful pantry item is nowhere to be found in Holland. Nor is pumpkin pie, or pumpkin loaf, or pumpkin cheesecake. It’s almost as though there was no Pinterest in the Netherlands. Lack of pumpkin flavored baked goods aside, being an expat I was very thankful to provide my Dutch friends with their very first Thanksgiving celebration. Being a Canadian expat, that celebration was a few weeks ago. So, needless to say… I need more American friends so that I have an excuse to celebrate Thanksgiving twice! In the mea……Read More

Stress at Work: The Busyness Trap

November 24

Stress will mess you up.According to Forbes, stress is to blame for 40% of all workplace illness. Stress also causes loss of productivity, communication breakdown and decreased engagement.But, it’s hard not to fall into the stress trap. Especially for those of us surrounded by social media.There is a culture of humble bragging about extreme busyness that is rampant on the Internet.For some reason being busy has become synonymous with being productive, at times it seems that it has become synonymous with being a good person.And yet study after study shows that this “business” leads to stress, and that stress is counter-productive.This busyness overload is a major issue for organizations because it leads to burnout, d……Read More

Social Recruiting and HR Twitter Inspiration

November 19

The Jobcast team has been extra busy this past week! Onboarding new users, making videos, and working on our product roadmap (we’ve got some pretty big stuff on the way) has left little time for reading. Normally I spend every morning pouring over the latest human resources blogs and social recruiting articles, but not this week. This week I’ve spent my mornings furiously typing away at my computer, oblivious to the coffee stains accumulating on the front of my PJs (a downside to remote work!) It’s times like this that I rely very heavily on Twitter to help me stay in the loop and find content worth sharing. We follow some pretty awesome HR Twitter accounts and these tweeters are always an excellent source of n……Read More

Seasonal Hiring Fix: Social Recruiting

November 17

Seasonal hiring for 2014 significantly outpaced that of 2013.In October, retailers went on the largest hiring spree ever recorded for that month according to Gray & Christmas Inc. who have been tracking seasonal hiring trends since 1939.The seasonal hiring surge doesn’t end in October.As the weather turns chilly, the war for talent burns hotter than ever before.November will see most major retailers add even more staff than they did in October.For a sense of scale, last year Kohl’s planned to add 53, 000 holiday workers, this year they plan to hire 76, 970.UPS will add 40, 000 more seasonal workers in 2014 than they did in 2013, and FedEx’s seasonal hiring will best last year’s by 30, 000.To meet holiday hiring goals c……Read More

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