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Twitter, Facebook, Google+ And The Future Of Social Sharing [INFOGRAPHIC]

February 17
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We agree. Social sharing is huge. Without social sharing, social recruiting would not be where it is today.The article below care of Media Bistro describes the profound impact of social media and social sharing in our current world. The study sampled 2,059 consumers that all had to be active on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ and that fell within the ages of 16-40. Out of the sampled group, 68% fell between the ages of 19-34.Some interesting statistics:– there are over 845 million monthly active users on Facebook, and more than HALF of which login daily – sharing via mobile devices grew 6 times in 2011 alone – Facebook made up 52.1% of all sharing online in 2011 though Twitter and Tumblr grew their volume of shar……Read More

How to Get Employees to Participate in Referral Programs

February 15
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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 benefits including increasing the quality of hires, morale and a company's bottom line. Not fully utilizing referrals means that you may miss out on the opportunity to hire a significant number of top-quality candidates. So, let's discuss some best practices to ensure that your company can reap the benefits from an effective referral program. Motivate, motivate, motivate: Offering compelling cash incentives will certainly encourage employee participation. Cash bonuses are by far the biggest motivator in getting employee……Read More

How to Recruit with Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

February 13
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Via Mashable: So you’ve got a great job that’s waiting to be filled at your company, and you decide you want to tap into the already measured power of social media recruiting. You start to wrestle with the big kahuna, LinkedIn, and you’re also covering niche social media sites for your industry. But you may be ignoring an intensely powerful tool hiding right under your nose — Facebook. The social media mega-site has proven successful for snapping up young professionals, but it can be a great resource for finding talent at any level. Continue reading the full article on Mashable here.  …Read More

LinkedIn's List of Top Buzzwords

February 6
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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 number one in quite a few countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and here in Canada. The word? 'creative'. Given the large international representation of LinkedIn's members, here are the number one buzzwords for a selection of countries across the globe:Creative: Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, UK, US Multinational: Brazil Dynamic: France Effective: India Problem solving: Italy Motivated: Ireland Managerial: Spain Track record: Singapore Do you ……Read More

Facebook for Recruiting

February 6
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With Jobcast, Facebook recruiting could not be any easier. Below are some of the capabilities of our system and how it can help you with your social recruiting needs. Post Jobs on Facebook - Share on Twitter & LinkedInJobcast is simple. It allows you to post jobs on Facebook and source top talent faster and with ease. With Jobcast, you can target the millions of potential candidates that logon to Facebook daily. With Jobcast, you can:Drive quality candidates to your company job postings, Facebook page and website, therefore building brand awareness further.Manage candidate applications directly through Jobcast. You can also integrate with your ATS. Please contact us here for more details.Increase application e……Read More

Twitter Recruiting Video is So Terrible, You'll Want to Work There

February 2
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This recruiting video is so bad, it's good. Have a look at the Twitter recruiting video recently posted onto YouTube. With over 690,000 views in the past 6 days, the video takes us into the behind-the-scenes operation of the ever mysterious Twitter world. Love it or hate it, we at Jobcast think it is quite clever. Thoughts? Twitter Recruiting Video…Read More

Tech Hiring Trends 2012: What You Need to Know [INFOGRAPHIC]

February 1
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Via Mashable: Job trend reports are pointing to big things for the tech industry, including lots of openings and opportunities for growth. Here’s the lowdown on tech hiring trends. In 2012, there will be increased demand for mobile app developers, data warehouse analysts and user experience designers. Consider the number of people companies will need to hire to build mobile applications across platforms for Appleproducts, Android and other smartphones. We have previously reported that the smartphone app downloads are projected to grow from 10.9 billion in 2010 to 76.9 billion in 2014. Read the full article on Mashable here.   …Read More

The Benefits of Social Recruiting

January 31
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Social media (SM) recruitment, social recruiting, e-recruiting. They are not just buzz words, they are terms that are current and have become the norm in the recruitment world. Not sure about social recruiting? Below are several reasons why social recruiting is here to stay. 1) Increases Job VisibilityWith hundreds of millions of people on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, using social networking platforms for recruiting will ensure that your job openings will be seen and read by a larger number of qualified candidates.2) Increases the Quality of HirePeople who frequently use social media may be considered early adopters, who are highly desirable in the job market at the moment. Using social media to recruit will therefore att……Read More

Review of Jobcast on FeedMyApp

January 26
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Thank you to the team at FeedMyApp for a great review of Jobcast! Posted on January 23rd, 2012: "It makes total sense to utilize the outstanding coverage that Facebook delivers when advertising jobs. Let's face it, with the economic climate the way its, half of your potential job candidates are probably sitting on their butts at home using social networking sites whilst job searching. Jobcast is a social media monitoring application for jobs and employment that broadcasts jobs to Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and other job boards to find the top talent that's out there looking for work. Social Media is changing the way we live, communicate, and work. With so many people having Facebook accounts now it seems the next ……Read More