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Keep Your Social Recruiting on Trend with these Links

June 5

If you want to be popular you need to stay on trend. Personally I find this very difficult to do. I do not enjoy fashion magazines or shopping. I am also quite short, so I often end up in the children's section of clothing stores. And trust me, nothing says "this chick is not hip" like a pair of velcro sneakers with Dora the Explorer emblazoned on the side. Not only am I not a particularly stylish dresser, but my taste in general is "pretty lame" (according to my hipster friends at least). I still get really excited by board games, and haven't updated my gym playlist in years. Why would I? What could be better than Will Smith's Getting Jiggy With It for getting your pump on?! Thankfully, when it comes to social media, I actually enjoy t……Read More

Link Metrics!

May 29

Measure twice post once. Except that you actually have to post more than once in order to effectively grow your employer brand... At least, that's what most of the Infographics floating around on Pinterest say. Moving on, and far away from that terrible analogy, today's Link Love is all about metrics. Every employer (and their cat) knows that metrics are super important when it comes to recruiting. Mostly thanks to Monday's article explaining the importance of metrics for Facebook recruiting. You're welcome. That article also gave some pretty solid advice about what metrics employers need to track, and how to best make use of the collected data. Double you're welcome. But, and I do not say this lightly, there are oth……Read More

Business Advice from Surfers, Cartoons, and Nutritionists

May 22

Good advice is great. It informs, motivates, and generally helps us do things better. Monday's blog explored advice from the most fundamental source imaginable... Parents! Typically advice from parents is about hygiene, savings, and not riding motorcycles. You know — annoying advice! My parents are no exception, hence my sad lack of motorcycle skills. But they have both been working in HR for over 30 years, so they know a thing or two about recruiting. Which means they are an awesome, but unconventional, source of wisdom when it comes to all things HR. This almost makes up for the motorcycle. Almost! Todays links are all about advice and lessons from places we wouldn't usually think to look. Like surfers. Yu……Read More

Freshen up Your Facebook Recruiting, Branding and Get More Sleep

May 14

It's spring. Finally!Time for barbecuing in the park, colorful tulips and fresh-starts.A fresh-start can mean a lot of things, from finally throwing away the moldy pesto that's been hanging out in the back of your fridge, to starting a new job, to the beginning of True Blood season 4!But for those of us interested in social recruiting, a fresh-start means rethinking social media strategy, freshening up our Facebook employer branding, and True Blood season 4! I mean it, there's a lot to be learned about branding and HR from those vampires. You try branding a group best know for their pasty skin, scary fangs, and thirst for blood. Not easy!Well, here are a few links to help you keep your employer brand fresh and your social recruiti……Read More

Snoopify Your Social Recruiting

May 8

Everyone can use a little more awesome in their lives.Last week we wrote about great ways to improve your Facebook Talent Community by being more like Ryan Gosling, who is basically the epitome of awesome.This week, we’ll share some links to our favorite Ryan Gosling memes!Just kidding — that would be silly for a recruiting-themed blog to do. Instead, we’re going to share the link to this incredible new app that allows you to “Snoopify” pictures of yourself! I mean, really the only thing that could make your LinkedIn profile better is if you were wearing a rasta hat, giant gold chain, and dope shades. Obviously!Oh, and here are some other links that will make your social recruiting more awesome. They are just icing — ……Read More

Learn Like a Boss

April 30

I am a university-educated North American in my late twenties.So I love and value three things over anything else:My iPadHip coffee shopsInstagramI also spend an inordinate amount of time taking photos of my coffee with said iPad to post on Instagram. Don’t judge me — choosing a filter that makes my image look cool-for-school is how I justify my arts “education”!Okay, now before this turns into a gen-Y bashing session, let’s talk about something us gen-Yers love that is actually super useful. Some might even say makes the world a better place.Podcasts.If you are not yet on the podcast train, get on now! There’s no better way to get a free education. Seriously, you can get a free education. Check out iTunes University.……Read More

Breakin' The Law! But it's in the name of better social recruiting, so it's cool.

April 24

There are lots and lots and lots of rules. In recruiting, in HR, in social media. In life. Although we like to say that rules are meant to be broken, for the most part, they're not. The rules are there to keep us safe from speeding cars, bad grammar, and to prevent us from alienating those around us. In general, the rules are there to keep us from becoming unpopular, well-spoken, and out of the hospital, but they do occasionally warrant a little stretching. Maybe even the occasional breaking... And sometimes, it turns out, those rules are just plain wrong and it's time to re-examine why they became rules to begin with! This week's links have a little something for the goody two-shoes, for the rebels, and also for those of us that f……Read More

Facebook Recruiting, Employer Branding and Resume Death.

April 17

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, Facebook Recruiting, and cat pictures. Doesn’t Mashable.com know that Superman is the most boring of the heroes, and that I have a very important Link Love to write!?!Apparently not.Superman is my least favorite hero. He is just too … well … super. It’s too unbelievable. Unlike a tortured man, who decides to dress up like a bat and get into epic battles with overly-smiley green-haired fellows. Now that’s realism!Okay, so maybe believability isn’t the best reason not to like Superman. But really, you’ve got to admit he’s just not the m……Read More

What's New in the World of Facebook?

April 10

It’s time for another edition of Link Love Facebook Style.Not to be confused with Link Love Gangnam Style. Which sadly, I will never actually get to write, as it would make me look very behind the times, which is basically a death sentence in the land of social media. Missed the boat on that meme big time.Thankfully for my blog-writing, Facebook is a never-ending source of updates, policy changes and (Sponsored) stories to report on. It also doesn’t hurt that, at Jobcast, Facebook is our bread and butter. So, sorry developers, your frustration is this girl’s literary gold!And heavens to Betsy (yes, I’ve been watching Mad Men), this past couple of weeks, the Facebook related news has been extra juicy. What better way to cele……Read More

Harness the Power of Big Data for Good, Not Evil!

April 3

Big Data is powerful stuff. And, as all good employers and recruiters know, with access to such great power, comes great responsibility. Jobcast believes in using our blog for the forces of good, not evil. Which is why we try our very best to help employers find great talent through helpful tips and guides to social recruiting. Okay, so not quite as impressive as GI Joe protecting the world from the clutches of Cobra Command. But, pretty close, right? In the spirit of GI Joe, today's Link Love is all about using Big Data for good! Big good! For the good of employers, for the good of employees, for the good of the world: This app is so cool! Morale.me is a new app that aims to increase productivity by improving employee m……Read More

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