New book teaches how to maximize social media tools to make more money
How To Maximize Social Media Tools To Make More Money August, 2013 — As corporations shift their hiring practices and on-board more and more freelance and independent workers, everyone will need to begin to think of themselves as independent contractors. Harvard Business Review reports that the 17 million independent workers today is expected to rise […]
Glassdoor Reveals Winners of the 2013 Talent Warrior Awards, Leaders in Social Recruiting
SAUSALITO, CA – 08/28/13 — Glassdoor, the world’s most transparent jobs and career community, today announced the winners of its inaugural Talent Warrior Awards, a list of the top 10 individuals who excel in social recruiting. More than 300 nominees were considered in the competition which kicked off in early June. Winners of the award […]
Stats of an Average LinkedIn User
Stats of an Average LinkedIn User Two people join LinkedIn every second. But then what? How are they using it? And is it REALLY helping them? Here are some interesting stats: 84.4% of LinkedIn Users access the free account. 15.1% of LinkedIn Users use the pay account. 0.5% of LinkedIn Users are not sure […]
Check Out the Top 5 Recruiting Trends
Do you know where the most hires come from? At least, those inside the USA? LinkedIn wanted to know so, LinkedIn Talent Solutions conducted a global survey across 19 countries and over 3,300 talent acquisition professions to put the following numbers together. Check it out and let me know your thoughts? Thanks! Check Out the […]
More Employers Finding Reasons Not to Hire Candidates on Social Media, Finds CareerBuilder Survey
While your social media profile can be a great asset in your job search, a new CareerBuilder study shows it can also end up costing you the job. More than two in five (43 percent) hiring managers who currently research candidates via social media said they have found information that has caused them not to […]
Are you recruiting on Google Plus?
Google Bets Analytics Will Boost Google+ Fortunes (via slashdot) Are you recruiting on Google Plus? You can’t fault Google for lack of ambition. When the company behind the world’s most pervasive search engine launched its Google Plus (often written as Google+) social network in 2011, it clearly did so with an eye toward eclipsing Facebook, […]