Jobs. 5 New Ways to Recruit & Hire Using Twitter’s Improved Platform HR. Learn more about Twitter by viewing our free Twitter for HR & Marketing webinar available on demand by clicking here. On a busy day, Twitter sees about 175 million tweets and about 300,000 new visitors on a daily basis. With numbers like these you’d be out of your mind not to consider Twitter as a viable source for recruiting and sourcing candidates. In recent years Twitter has boosted it’s search functions to make the job of a recruiter easier. With over 750 tweets being shared on Twitter each second, it’s important to be at the forefront of the trends in recruitment and maybe even more so for employment branding.
It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of using Twitter for sourcing, hiring, and recruiting since I first dipped my toe into the microblogging platform in 2007. And I’ve written about how you can use Twitter for recruiting and hiring in the past. Twitter’s Enhanced Search Smart Search for Recruiting Like Google, Twitter has boosted it’s search engine to include a smarter search. The casualties of the social media recruitment revolution. I met a gent recently, a referral from a friend. Let’s call him Greg. Greg was having difficulty securing a new role. In fact, he had been out of work for 12 months. I knew I wouldn’t be able to help him directly, but I was happy to provide some honest and frank advice from a recruiter’s perspective.
The first thing that struck me was that Greg had an exceptional CV – a blue-chip employment history and highly relevant skillset. In our meeting, he was personable, well presented, clearly intelligent, and well-credentialed. Both he and I struggled to understand why he was finding it difficult to land a job. Slowly it became clear, though.
Since 2010, there has been a marked decline in the overall volume of job board advertising. It is social media that is picking up the slack: LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook are the recruiter’s main tools. Greg’s LinkedIn profile was all but vacant and his connections minimal. I advised him that LinkedIn is the new online CV. 6 Pro Tips For Job Searching on Online Websites & Job Boards HR. This post is from our sister site, Secrets of the Job Hunt which is re-launching in February 2013. Click here to visit the original published post and learn job search and career secrets. Even in 2013 Job boards remain a leading candidate source for recruiters and even with the popularity of social media.
Major job boards like CareerBuilder and Monster and job board aggregators like Simply Hired and Indeed are some of the most popular ways for companies to develop a candidate pool when looking to fill an open position. How does an employee candidate stand out from the virtual pack of job hunters when posting a resume on a major job search board? Your Resume Title. First impressions are important and the title of your online resume will determine whether your resume gets a first look on the employment search engine. Include action words in the title that best describe your experience and are different from the norm. Successful Job Search. RecruitersSocialNetworking-Bullhorn-final.png (PNG Image, 1000 × 5370 pixels) Why you need a Social Resume to get a job – @BerriePelser. Why you need a Social Resume to get a job – Infographic Social resumes are growing in popularity, and employers are taking notice. 92 percent of companies reported using social media for recruiting purposes in 2012, and 88 percent of job seekers are now active on one or more social networks.
Digital social resumes are a modern take on traditional resumes. While you definitely need to include your work experience and education on your social resume, you can expand the information you provide to prospective employers to include samples of work, pertinent links and more. This infographic takes a closer look at why a social resume is now so important, providing hints and tips that will help you secure employment. Why you need a Social Resume to get a job Source: Onlinecolleges Berrie Pelser, Ber|Art Visual Design: Vergelijkbare berichten: My name is Berrie Pelser, since 1999 co-owner of Ber|Art Visual Design V.O.F.