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Social Recruiting: You're Doing it Wrong and Other Trends

November 5

Ripped from the headlines (Buzzsumo), we’re bringing you the hottest (most shared on LinkedIn) social recruiting articles of the week. I don’t know about you, but I love using Buzzsumo to see what’s trending on the internet. Personally, I use Buzzsumo to find out about the latest social media releases, HR Tech news, and social recruiting articles. Then I share these articles here with you our beloved readers. Although I’ll probably have to find a new link loving strategy now... According to Buzzsumo, here are the most shared social recruiting articles this week: The first is actually targeted at job seekers, not employers or recruiters, but it’s an interesting reminder that job seekers also struggle with social recruiting best prac……Read More

Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey Takes Over the Internet

October 22

This week has been an absolute dream for social recruiters. Mostly because of all the buzz around Jobvite’s 2014 Social Recruiting Survey. In fact, almost all of this week’s article are in response to it.So I should probably go read it now…Jobvite’s 7th Social Recruiting SurveyThis survey is a font of knowledge for anyone in the business of hiring.It’s full of interesting tidbits about how today’s job seekers are using social media, and how recruiters are responding.Jobvite’s survey is free, but you must give them your info in order to access it… and it’s really long!If you don’t have all day, then check out:How Recruiters Are Using Social Media in 2014This article is a summary of Jobvite’s survey, highlighting the most salient of its fi……Read More

Giving Millennials Feedback, Better Career Sites, and HR Gossip!

October 15

It’s time to get your learn on with this week’s top articles!When Performance Reviews Simply Aren’t Enough – Anna Carroll “For the average Millennial, feedback is indeed ‘the breakfast of champions.’ ” – Click to TweetI agree with this statement 100% and I’m willing to bet most of my fellow Millennials would too. Anna Carroll’s excellent article explains the importance of real-time feedback especially in regards to GenY. Oh, and hot tip: If you don’t have time for a constructive feedback conversation, just use emojis!But First, A Single Source Of Business Truth – Kevin Grossman “It’s time to answer the talent analytics call!” According to Kevin, HR and recruiters need to step-up their data game, as it is essential for movin……Read More

Learning from Taylor Swift, Avoiding Useless Meetings, and Parties!

October 8

Jobcast Link Love!Have you read this fantastic article from Sprout Social yet?In it, Anna Washenko explains what your business can learn from Taylor Swift to make your live-streaming events a success…Do you use live-streaming as a part of your recruitment process?Let us know in the comments below!On to the rest of our links:HR and Recruiting“30 percent of job seekers said they would rather go on a blind date than fill out an online job application!” – Click to TweetLear more about how your application process could be costing you big time, over at recruiter.com!Are you ready for the hiring surge? According to John Zappe, recruiting is about to get a whole lot more competitive.Why making wellness and health a part……Read More

Visual Content Creation Tools

October 1

Effective social recruiting is about more than just posting jobs on Twitter.If all you share is job ads, unless the name of your company is Apple, then you won’t attract a lot of followers.Developing a diverse content strategy is an essential part of building your online employer brand.That strategy must include image-based content, because it is the most effective kind of content for encouraging engagement.According to content marketing pros, like the Buffer team:“Tweets with images receive 150 percent more retweets.” – Click to TweetSo, to help you grow your employer brand…Here are 5 tools to help you create visual content:ReciteRecite is a simple tool that allows you to turn quotes into images that you can then shar……Read More

From Social Recruiting Stats to Unicorns: Our Most Read Content

September 24

Do you share articles that you have not actually read?According to a recent article on the Verge by Adrianne Jeffries, most of as are doing this on a regular basis.The article quotes Toney Haile, CEO of traffic tracking company Chartbeat, as saying: “WE’VE FOUND EFFECTIVELY NO CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL SHARES AND PEOPLE ACTUALLY READING.”Crazy, huh?This week I had planned on doing a round-up of our most shared articles of 2014, but upon reading Jeffries’ post, I’ve changed my mind.Instead, I present to you…The most read Jobcast blog posts of 2014 (so far):10 – 26 Social Recruiting Stats and Facts.9 – Three Recruiting Trends To Watch: And how to implement them.8 – How to Choose the Y……Read More

Companies Making Social Recruiting & Employer Branding Fun!

September 17

Social recruiting, and employer branding have become mainstream.Finally!Most companies now use multiple social networks to share their job openings, engage with candidates, and grow their employer brand.Sadly, what most companies still fail to do is embrace the element of fun that makes these social networks so popular.Thankfully, there are some daring employers out there, willing to try new, quirky, and occasionally just plain weird social recruiting strategies.Here are a few good examples:HubspotNot only is the Hubspot blog a wealth of fantastic information, the company knows how to have fun with their social recruiting.Take their “Inbound Gangnam Style” video for example:(Video not available)Taco BellTaco Be……Read More

Where to Find Good Data

September 10

Statistics and data points are a double-edged sword.On one hand, they are necessary for measuring success, effective decision making, and convincing whoever is in charge to sign off on your projects.On the other hand, they are often misleading, difficult to interpret, and hard to track down.When hiring, employers, HR, and recruiters must look at the relevant statistics in order to make decisions about what their strategy should entail. Thankfully, they can also draw on personal experience and their gut instincts to assess how the available data is used.But, when it comes to social recruiting, you may not have a lot of practical knowledge to draw from. And your gut may have a tendency to fall victim to the hype machine… ……Read More

Labor Day, Labour Day, and The Perfect HR Meme!

September 3

Labor Day is one of my favorite holidays.A day off from work, to celebrate the work we do.For our non-Canadian/American readers (many of you!), Labor Day is celebrated on the first of September, usually with hot dogs and a trip to the beach.The first “Labour Day” was held in Canada (hence the different spelling of labor) way back in 1872.This inspired our neighbor to the South, Matthew Maguire, to bring the holiday to the U.S.A. in 1882, but it took 10 years for his attempt to celebrate America’s workers to catch on.In 1894, Labor Day became a national holiday.In 1994, Labor Day became a nationally recognized reason to kick back, eat barbecue, and attempt to squeeze your adult sized frame into a child sized blow-……Read More

Women: Why They Don't Apply, How to Recruit Them, and Why

August 27

In case you didn’t know, I am a woman. Yes, most of my posts reference sci-fi, comic book heroes, and my many failed attempts at mastering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, making my gender glaringly obvious. But just in case you had any doubts left, I wanted to clear things up. I am woman, hear me roar. We recently welcomed another female member into the Jobcast fold, making our core team an even 50/50 split of men to women. This is a pretty rare thing for our industry. But it doesn’t have to be. Our founders, Ryan and Johnny, know a thing or two about recruiting. They’ve both been working in the field of HR Tech for over thirteen years, and their experience has helped them to find, and recruit qualified female talent. W……Read More

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