Social Recruiting

7 Best Practices for Employee Referral Programs

September 29

Referrals are the number one source of quality hires. They significantly improve time to hire, and referred candidates consistently outperform candidates hired through other channels.Here are seven best practices for creating a referral program that works:Build a Solid InfrastructureYour referral program needs a solid structure to build upon.“By launching an effective ERP, Vistaprint increased referrals from 19 percent to 42 percent of its total hires in one year.” Source: Wall Street Journal MarketWatchBefore you start asking employees to go out and spread the word about your jobs, you must have a plan.Assess your recruitment needs to help you set goals.Make sure that you understand your team, so that you can tailor t……Read More

Employee Referral Programs Are so Effective That Even the Bad Ones Work!

September 22

What is an employee referral program?For a simple definition of an employee referral program, I turned to BusinessDictionary.com.Here’s what they had to offer:“Recruitment method in which the current employees are encouraged and rewarded for introducing suitable recruits from among the people they know.”All right, blog post done. That was an easy one…If I left off this blog post here, the chances of it being successful (educational and shareable) are slim to none.Yes, technically it answers the question: “What is an Employee Referral System?”, but it is far too basic, and adds nothing to the dialogue that would inspire or help you, or anybody else.Unfortunately, many employee referral programs are built in a similar fas……Read More

The Perfect Combination for Recruiting Passive Candidates

September 15

Passive candidates are as elusive as they are desirable, a recruiters golden fleece! Why are passive candidates so desirable? Well, other than the fact that poaching a top performer away from your competition is a major win in the “war for talent”... Passive candidates are more driven and 17% less likely to need skills development than active candidates. - Click to Tweet This is according to research by LinkedIn that points to passive candidates as a better source for quality talent overall. Passive candidates also make up the vast majority of the labor force! 60% of job seekers are considered to be passive candidates. - Click to TweetWhen asked by LinkedIn to describe their current job search status, here’s how fully-empl……Read More

3 Recruiting Trends to Watch

September 1

The future is now. Recruiting technologies abound, and social recruiting is on the rise. Everywhere you look, there's another hot new hiring trend emerging. Last week, we shared an article that explained how to decide which of these trends to adopt. This week's article explores three of the most useful new recruiting trends, explains why they matter, and how you can implement them into your own recruitment strategy (no matter what size your budget!)The Resume is Being Overshadowed by DataResumes have a lot of flaws... For one, they are inaccurate. “58% of hiring managers said they’ve caught a lie on a resume!” (CareerBuilder Survey) - Click to Tweet Resumes do not provide insight into an applicant's soft skill……Read More

How to Guesstimate Which Recruiting Trends Actually Matter

August 18

Staying on trend doesn’t always matter. Food trends can be ignored in favor of eating whatever looks good and is on sale. Fashion trends can be neglected, so long as you stock up on neutrals... Or, for virtual workers like myself, opt for PJs all day every day. Music trends can actually be detrimental to your life, especially considering the current enthusiasm for EDM. And fitness trends ought to be ignored at all costs. For the love of bread, moderation, and an injury free body (please stop trying to stand on giant rubber balls whilst balancing a kettlebell on your head!) But, when trends apply directly to your company, or profession, they do matter. Winning the war for talent requires that you understand current recruiting ……Read More

One Job Post: All Your Social Networks!

August 11

The main pain point with adopting new hiring platforms is having to share the same job ad over and over again. Sharing the exact same job ad to each of your individual social networks and job boards is a huge waste of time. It is also frustrating because you are must adjust your ad along the way to fit each platforms’ unique standards. Not fun, not efficient, and thankfully, not necessary! With Jobcast you can use our Auto-Share feature to automatically share your job ads to your Facebook Timeline (Personal and Business), Twitter Feed, and LinkedIn Page (Personal and Company). You can even use the Auto-Share feature to push your job ads to several different job boards such as Indeed, and Simply hired. Here’s how……Read More

26 Social Recruiting Stats and Facts

July 28

If social recruiting is the future, then the future is now!94% of companies are using social to recruit, but as often happens with the introduction of new technology, many of these companies are applying outdated strategies to these new mediums for hiring.They focus on just one network: LinkedIn, and just one form of content: The job ad…This version of social recruiting is outdated, and ineffective. Especially considering that:Only 14% of LinkedIn users even check their account on a regular basis! – Click to TweetTo drive applicants to your jobs, target the right talent with your content, and build a strong employer brand, using multiple networks collaboratively is the most effective strategy.Why employers need to build di……Read More

Smarter Social Recruiting Through Collaboration

July 21

Historically, when humans began to collaborate and work together, a fundamental shift happened. A shift that prioritized intelligence over forceful competition. Cool huh?Thank you Discovery Channel!The importance of intelligence in today’s society is undeniable. We all strive to be more intelligent in all aspects of our lives. We want to work smart, live smart, and even exercise smart!“Cooperation leads to intelligence.” – Click to Tweet Jennifer Viegas, Discovery NewsWe also want to be smart with our use of social media. So, doesn’t it make sense to apply this idea, that cooperation leads to intelligence, to our social strategy?Instead of arguing about which social network is the best, pitting Twitter against Facebook, yellin……Read More

Recruiting Hourly Workers Like a Jedi Master

June 9

Hourly workers, you want ‘em, we got ‘em! Except not really… Having a warehouse full of eager baristas, elevator mechanics, and house painters is illegal in Canada. What we do have are some helpful tips for recruiting qualified hourly workers with the help of social media. Next best thing… Right? If you want to attract the best candidates, you need to have a solid understanding of the talent pool from which you’re fishing. Today’s hourly workforce is not all teens and indecisive “job-hoppers”, as the internet might have you believe. According to TLNT (one of the best sources for recruitment info out there), the hourly worker labor market is extremely diverse in age, gender, and attitude towards their work.Here are a few……Read More

Hiring Hourly Workers: The Myth Vs. The Reality

June 2

Hiring hourly workers is easy: there’s a huge candidate pool to draw from, hourly positions require little to no experience, and these workers have minimal impact on an organization’s success.Wrong.Wrong.WRONG!Yet many HR articles, and HR tech solutions seem to focus on recruiting for salaried positions.I don’t know about you, but what our clients want most, is an effective way to engage, recruit, and hire hourly workers.The high demand we see for this category of candidate indicates that recruiting hourly workers is no cake walk. In fact it’s often an extremely competitive market (depending on the specific position of course.)Nor has my experience led me to believe that hourly workers are not a vital part of a comp……Read More

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