ICT in Careers Work. AGR - The leading voice of Graduate Recruiters & Developers. Students » Step 1: Get Started with LinkedIn. Research Study Lee Ballantyne.pdf (application/pdf Object) How Businesses Use Social Media for Recruiting [INFOGRAPHIC] Savvy job seekers have turned to digital and social media tools to help them in their job searches, and now recruiters are on board with the power of social media as a recruiting tool. LinkedIn isn't the only social network that helps in the job search process — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google+ have all been used by people to land jobs in innovative ways. And interesting takes on the digital resume are increasingly popular, with job seekers creating infographic resumes, video resumes and other visual resumes that set them apart from other job applicants.
Employers are taking note of the importance of social media in the recruiting process, and the majority of businesses are turning to social media to find and evaluate job candidates, according to this infographic compiled by Career Enlightenment, a resource for online job seekers. Take a look and let us know what you think of using social media to find a job. Social Media Job Listings More Job Search Resources From Mashable. Social Media, Job Search and You. By Hannah Morgan on February 3, 2011 If you are thinking about stepping into the 21st century and are ready to dip your toe into the waters of social media, where would you begin? There are vast quantities of information on the internet and who really are the experts? I am asked a lot to recommend books on social media and you know what, that is very difficult to do. Most “how to” books published will likely be somewhat outdated by the time it is published.
So my recommendation is to read blogs or eBooks on the topic because they tend to be more current. For the job seeker, I believe there are four tools that best serve their purpose of networking and marketing.