Social Recruiting

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

Jobcast Now Supports 15 Languages

January 24
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Localization certainly plays an important role in building your regional talent pool through social recruiting, and therefore, we are pleased to announce that Jobcast now supports 15 languages! They are: Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) English French German Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Europe) Russian Spanish (Europe) Spanish (Latin America) Turkish To post jobs through Jobcast in one of the languages listed above, click on the Distribution tab, then select the language from the drop down box. Please note: you will need to opt-in in order to use this feature. Happy posting!  …Read More

The Strength of Social Media

January 23
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2011 brought social media to new heights. It showed the world that there is strength in numbers through the uprising in the Middle East, the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and the Occupy movement that swept the world. It made everyone, individuals and businesses alike, stop and think about how they wanted their voice to be heard across a global and transparent network. It shifted business mindset, focusing on the importance of redefining practices and processing going forward. Strategizing and implementing social media communications plans became a priority. As mentioned in previous posts, internet users spend approximately 25% of their time online on social media networks. They look at ……Read More

Your Professional Score with Identified

January 18
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Your reputation is important, especially in the professional world. How 'in demand' are you in the market right now? It's a question we all ask ourselves, but it is difficult to gauge how your skills, educational background and experience match up with what is in demand in the marketplace. Want to know how companies value your professional background and what companies and/or people are looking for someone like you right now? Identified is the solution. Identified is a tool that tells you how 'in demand' your professional background is right now. By tracking and analyzing what thousands of companies search for, Identified gives each professional an Identified Score that falls between 0 and 100. To find out more info……Read More

6 New Features to Jobcast

January 11
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It’s a new year and we are continuously updating our Jobcast careers, job and recruiting Facebook app with new advancements. We are happy to share that we have 6 new features. Here’s what’s new:1) Social Sharing on Twitter and LinkedInWe have added a vital feature within our app – the ability to post job opportunities to Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. To do so, follow the steps below:Select the Manage Jobs tab and click on the Published buttonSelect the position you would like to share with your social media networksClick on the Share button and then select the checkbox next to each social media platform you would like to post to. Clicking on the X will then prompt you to activate the social media platform selec……Read More

Rate Jobcast in Your Facebook Newsfeed

January 9
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Facebook apps just got more social. You can now rate them in the Facebook Newsfeed. Do you enjoy using Jobcast? We would love for you to rate us when the opportunity pops up in your feed!Thank you in advance! -The Jobcast Team…Read More

Why Recruiters Prefer Facebook

January 5
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LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook. The big three of social media are constantly changing the scope of social recruiting. Pros and cons to each? Here is a list of some of the reasons why recruiters choose Facebook to find new talent:Facebook has the biggest networkFacebook is undoubtedly one of the most popular social media platforms. There are more than 800 million active users on Facebook worldwide, compared with 135 million on LinkedIn and 100 million on Twitter.It’s engagingFacebook Pages allow businesses and organizations to create an effective online presence, which helps to build engaging and long lasting relationships. When potential candidates research an employer and find their Facebook Page full of comme……Read More

50% of Job Seekers Searched for Jobs on Facebook (Infograph)

January 2
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“The days of printing out a stack of resumés and handing them out at job fairs are definitely over.”According to an infograph by MBAonline.com, over half of jobs seekers from a recent US poll looked for career opportunities on Facebook. That’s surprising considering that only 26% looked on Linkedin and 25% on Twitter.Approximately 18.4 million Americans responded that they got their current job through Facebook, with LinkedIn following with 10.2 million, and Twitter with 8 million.Utilizing social media platforms for recruiting is certainly on the rise. According to the study, 16% of employees that were surveyed found their job via a social network, which increased by 5% from 2010.The infograph below gathered data f……Read More