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Posts Tagged ‘recruiting advice’
May 1st, 2014
How to Write More Effective Job Posts
Job ads are ads. Sure, it’s important that they describe your open position, but it’s even more important that they sell potential candidates on your jobs and your company. Just like any effective form of advertising your job ads must be targeted, informative, and enticing. Think about it like this: a great salesman wouldn’t try […]
Read MoreApril 17th, 2014
3 Reasons Your Employee Culture Must Get Social
What if you made your employees an active part of your hiring process? What if you gave them the chance to participate in, and expand your social strategy? What if you could inspire them to become social media brand ambassadors for your organization? Social media is made powerful by people. The more people spreading your […]
Read MoreApril 3rd, 2014
How to Actively Search for the Best Candidates
When it comes to employees, bad apples do spoil the whole bunch. Team members who lack the skills to do their job well, or the social graces to get along with others: make more work for everyone else by forcing their peers to pick up their slack, are a huge drain on their superiors’ time, […]
Read MoreMarch 19th, 2014
Boost Your Hiring Success with this Effective Combination
Referrals bring in the best employees. They have higher retention rates, perform better, and are more likely to fit with your company culture. This is old news… But did you know that all of this can also be said about social recruiting? Recruiters are now reporting that social media comes in just below referrals as […]
Read MoreMarch 13th, 2014
Recruiting Is Broken: 5 Ways To Fix It
The hiring process is flawed. Don’t believe me? Just ask Leadership IQ who recently reported that: “Almost half of all hires fail within the first 18 months on the job” Across the board, the number one problem many companies face is hiring qualified employees who fit. Whether it’s a huge retail chain, or a […]
Read MoreMarch 6th, 2014
Social Media and Job Boards: A Perfect Match!
Companies who use social media, as well as job boards for their recruiting, see an increase in candidate quantity by around 50%. They also see a significant increase in quality of hire, and a decrease in time to hire! Sharing the jobs you post to social networks is one of the best ways you can […]
Read MoreFebruary 27th, 2014
3 Essentials of Facebook Recruiting Strategy
Facebook is an incredibly useful hiring tool. Not only does it have a massive user base, but Facebook also provides a wealth of sourcing and recruitment friendly tools such as graph search, and targeted ads. “84% of job seekers have a Facebook profile” This is why so many employers are flocking to the social network […]
Read MoreFebruary 20th, 2014
3 Effective Ways to Recruit Millennials
Millennials currently make up around 36% of the workforce, and as the baby boomer population retires in greater numbers, that percentage will just keep getting higher. The shift towards a labor market comprised of younger candidates requires a shift in recruiting strategy. This generation of candidate has very different expectations of their potential employer than […]
Read MoreNovember 1st, 2013
BC Jobs is Pleased to Announce Full Mobile Optimization!
BC Jobs is now mobile! Why is this so important? Well, Jobvite’s 2013 social recruiting survey reported over 1 billion job applications from mobile in the U.S. alone. Over 60% of job seekers use mobile devices to hunt for work, and that number just keeps growing. Recruiting is mobile. This is why we made it […]
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