How do you define “candidate experience?” HR influencers who have discussed the candidate experience share similar views. In a 2013 blog post for the Huffington Post, Rayanne Thorn described candidate experience as, “What a job seeker/applicant/candidate goes through during the hiring…
Social Sourcing & Recruiting
Hints Emerge About the Future of LinkedIn
With Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn now complete, hints of what the future holds for the business networking site are beginning to emerge. Yesterday, announcing the closing of the $26.2 billion acquisition, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner blogged publicly about a message…
Your Next Hire Should Be In High School
The skills gap is growing between candidates entering the workforce with a traditional college degree, and candidates recruiters are looking to hire. If your human resources team is concerned about this talent deficit, and can’t seem to find the right…
4 Ways You Can Make Better Use of Social Media
Social media is ubiquitous, and companies are using it in different and innovative ways for enhancing their sales, marketing and customer services. So why is it then that many HR departments still fail to see social media as more than…
What You Need to Know Before Recruiting in India
It’s no secret that finding top talent is tough. A recent study from LinkedIn, India Recruiting Trends 2016, showed an increase in the gap between hiring volume and budget — 13% in 2015 compared to 7% in 2014. And with the…
What’s Ahead For LinkedIn and Microsoft
In a letter to the LinkedIn workforce about the acquisition, LinkedIn CEO mentioned a few of the ways Microsoft and LinkedIn could “unlock some enormous opportunities.” Here are some of those ideas LinkedIn and Microsoft have mulled over, all quoted from the…
Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn For $26 Billion
Microsoft announced this morning it is acquiring LinkedIn for $26 billion, or $196 per share. The all cash deal was finalized June 11th and has already been approved by both boards of directors. The transaction, which is expected to close…
Last Word: Hey, Job Candidates – If It’s in the Public Domain, It’s Fair Game
Here’s something to remember about our always-connected Internet age: People are addicted to social media — and that addiction can have some pretty frightening consequences. This came to mind after seeing the results of the latest SHRM survey this week that found that, “Over one-third…
Jobvite Survey Finds Employer Branding (and Social Media) Are Both Pretty Big
Jobvite’s annual Recruiter Nation Survey is out this week. In its eighth year, the survey was conducted in July 2015 and completed by 1,404 recruiting and human resources professionals in a wide range of industries. Much of the survey data…
New SHRM Survey Shows Growing Reach of Hiring From Social Media
Two-thirds of all companies have sourced new hires in the last year from social media. And, no surprise here, LinkedIn is the most popular site for making hires. A survey released this week from the Society for Human Resource Management shows…
Hiring Managers Should Wonder: Are LinkedIn Endorsements Simply Overrated?
“Endorsements are a place where opportunities find you” — LinkedIn LinkedIn endorsements are a great way for a job candidate to add value to their online portfolio. First level connections can help them enhance their profile by endorsing acquired, listed, or unlisted…