The above comic may poke fun at social media policies in the workplace, but it is an issue that abounds in offices everywhere. According to a survey conducted by eMarketer.com in April of this year, nearly four in 10 (39 per cent) U.S. companies surveyed still ban social media in the workplace and it is estimated that it costs businesses $2 billion USD in lost productivity globally each year.
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October 13th, 2010
The Good, the Bad and the (not so) Ugly Truth about Social Media in the Workplace
October 7th, 2010
7 Ways to Measure Social Recruiting ROI
Jessica Lee, corporate recruiter, discusses the ins and outs of social recruiting — using social networking sites to identify and recruit potential hires. She examines how to create a strategy, establish goals and define measurement tools and success, while ultimately looking to increase job applications and improve brand awareness.
Read MoreOctober 7th, 2010
The death of the Canadian dream? Not necessarily…
In a National Post article by Andrew Mayeda, he discusses the challenges faced by the Millennials — those born after 1980 — in finding a job in todays economy. Specifically he profiles an individual with a masters degree in international affairs and volunteer experience working abroad for non-profit organizations. At 27 she is finding it challenging to find full-time employment and has been forced to take a contract job.
Read MoreOctober 5th, 2010
Five Statistics That Matter for Your Job Search
Each year for the past nine years CareerXroads has conducted a survey about the sources of new hires. The most recent survey (full report available here) solicited source of hire stats for 43 large companies, who collectively filled 176,000 positions in 2009. While the sample size is small, and arguments can and have been made about the accuracy and applicability of the statistics, the survey results are nevertheless revealing, and have some important implications for how jobseekers invest their job hunt energy.
Read MoreSeptember 29th, 2010
Setting the Stage for Successful Recruitment Interviews
It is often said that, we remember a third of what we hear, half of what we read, and 100% of what we feel. If you were to ask recent job applicants how they felt after having gone through the recruitment process at your organization, what would they say? Respected? Frustrated? Enlightened?
Read MoreSeptember 23rd, 2010
Twitter’s Hiring Strategies
Last week, SourceCon ran the first part of an article series on Twitters Hiring Strategies, outlining some of the significant new hires Twitter has made this year. I also showed you the video that Twitter put out to help its recruiting efforts. I was able to grab about 30 minutes with Twitters director of recruiting, Oliver Ryan, and talk to him about some of the recruiting and hiring practices that Twitter has in place for its internal efforts. While Twitter has talked with several tech media publishers about their recruiting video, this is the first time it has talked about their recruiting practices directly with the HR, recruiting, and sourcing community.
Read MoreSeptember 10th, 2010
Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
Today Statistics Canada released its monthly Labour Force Survey and the results are slightly more positive than economists had anticipated. There were 35,800 jobs created in August and the unemployment rate edged up a tenth of a percentage point to 8.1%, due to higher participation in the labour market. The Canadian job market has now regained nearly all of the jobs lost during the recession, however, the unemployment rate is roughly 2 per cent higher than it was prior to the start of the decline. This may be partly…
Read MoreAugust 24th, 2010
Targeting the Right People
On the average day, I read somewhere between 10 and 50 job postings. Yes, the life of a professional recruiter is not a glamorous one shocking but true. Also shocking and true is the fact that 90% of those job ads have something in common that limits their effectiveness in a huge way.
Read MoreAugust 24th, 2010
Just How Many Jobs Are You Missing Out On?
I recently nagged a client to get her LinkedIn profile fully up and running. She emailed me the other day to say that she got an email from a recruiter within 2 days of doing it. A new survey explains why.
Read MoreJuly 28th, 2010
Your Job Search Elevator Pitch – Communicate Your Value in these 7 Easy Steps
Imagine youve walked into a networking event only to meet a potential employer youve been dying to snag an interview with. This is your chance. You need to make a good impression, and quickly. But youre not sure what to say.
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