There are more devices connected to the Internet than there are people on Earth , that 40% of people socialize more online than they do face-to-face, 100.000 tweets are sent, 2 million queries are searched on Google and 684.478 pieces of content are shared on Facebook every minute.
Years ago, companies and human resources departments relied on background checks and references to vet candidates. While these methods still play a vital role in hiring, technology has made it possible for employers to recruit and vet candidates through social media.
Social recruiting (social hiring or social media recruitment) is recruiting candidates by using social platforms as talent databases or for advertising.
Social recruiting uses social media profiles, blogs, and online communities as a talent database to find and search for passive candidate data and information. It also uses social media to advertise jobs either through HR vendors or through crowd sourcing where job seekers and others share job openings within their online social networks.
5 companies who have nailed social media recruiting by creating stronger employer brand on social media and are going above and beyond to hire top talent through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media networks. These are Marriott, Dell, Sodexo , Taco Bell , UPS.
3 BEST human resource apps for social recruiting
LINKED IN
Linking people, skills and opportunities that’s what they say. It has become no. 1 recruiting social media site providing professional data. Because resumes come in dozens of different formats, they are a nightmare to search and compare side-by-side. LinkedIn profiles are consistent, meaning that they all contain the same format in every profile. This consistency makes it easier for recruiters and hiring managers to compare different prospects side by side on the same factors. Allowing individuals to apply instantly for a job without having to update their resume is a powerful advantage that linked in provides. Although many think of LinkedIn as a recruiting tool, it is also evolving into a professional learning and sharing site. There are more than a million professional groups that employees and recruiters can use to learn and share.
When you recruit through Facebook, you are taking your recruitment efforts globally. Facebook is the largest and most widely used social media network in the world. When you recruit through this medium, you are given the opportunity to select from a world’s worth of talent to help your business succeed. Other than Facebook providing you with a seemingly infinite network of potential recruits, it’s not too heavy on the wallet as well.
TALKING CV
This smart social recruiting platform allows both candidates and recruiters to post a professional video, audio and text introduction. Candidates can use this app in lieu of a boring paper resume or CV, to attract the best hiring companies. This can be a great way for recruiters to break the ice with passive candidates before trying to approach them for a great new assignment, and to shop their candidates around with a recorded video
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This article is quite impressive as it is telling us about varous online recruiter firms .
Thank you abhishek!
The revolution in the arena of selection of perfect candidate. But isn’t Using facebook as a mode of framing judgement about a candidate equivalent to invading their personal space and mixing of professionalism with privacy?