Archive for the ‘social networks’ Category

Jobvite Announces Free UX Resume and Portfolio Bootcamp And Career Fair

06.05.2012 · Posted in Industry News, Jobvite News, social networks

Jobvite Announces Free UX Resume and Portfolio Bootcamp And Career Fair Leader in Social Recruiting Helps Designers Refine Their Job Search With Expert Sessions On Networking, Resumes, Portfolios and Interviews BURLINGAME, CALIF., June 5, 2012 – Jobvite, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, today announced Jobvite’s UX Resume and Portfolio Bootcamp. The free ...

How to Get a Great Job Using Facebook

04.24.2012 · Posted in employment, social networks

Facebook isn’t just a place for friends anymore. Job seekers are using this social network to look past personal photos and friends’ status updates for their next big opportunity. Jobvite research shows that over 44 percent of all job seeking activity is happening on Facebook, and that much of the conversation is happening with trusted ...

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How to Get a Great Job Using Twitter

03.27.2012 · Posted in Perspectives, social networks

Twitter works. How do I know? The senior visual designer I work with, Kenneth James Hamer, got his job through Twitter. Five recent high quality applicants I had for an interaction designer position came through the channel in a time where interaction designers are in high demand. ...

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Facebook IPO: What It Means for Recruiting

Facebook, the world’s largest social network with 845 million users, just filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with a hefty $75-$100 billion valuation. This would beat Google as the largest U.S. Internet IPO in history. Roughly 60% of the US population has a Facebook profile with 483 million users logging in daily from around ...

Jobvite Introduces New Social Job App to Power Referral Hiring on Facebook

This week we introduced a new social job app for Facebook. With the Jobvite app, people can find, refer and apply to jobs privately within Facebook, where they’re most likely to connect and share information on a daily basis. ...

How to Build a Great Profile on LinkedIn

07.25.2011 · Posted in social networks

The best job opportunities often appear when you aren’t looking for them. Recruiters look for both passive and active candidates and may be looking for someone like you. Keeping your LinkedIn profile updated with well-written, relevant, and professional content can help you attract interesting career opportunities, even if you aren’t actively looking. ...

4th Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey: Employers plan to recruit more through social media

The findings of the Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2011 are in. As competition for talent grows, social recruiting has topped the list two years running as the most popular area to increase investment. Referrals, direct sourcing and social networks are the top rated external sources for quality candidates. ...

The State of Social Recruiting 2011

We've just published the findings of our fourth annual Social Recruiting Survey and introduced the new Jobvite Index which tracks actual social recruiting results. The survey reveals that social recruiting continues rapid growth among U.S. companies with 89% planning to recruit through social media this year, up from 83% in 2010. This infographic summarizes the ...

Corporate Social Media Gets Engaged

03.26.2011 · Posted in social networks, social recruiting

The Burson-Marsteller 2011 Global Social Media Check-up recently became available; this study quantifies how the Fortune Global 100 use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and corporate blogs. One big change is engagement and interactive conversation in social media. We see many companies now using social media for marketing, customer engagement and recruiting. ...

Marketers Make Social Networks Top Priority for 2010

02.20.2010 · Posted in Industry News, social networks

Marketers prioritize social networking for investment in the 2010 Digital Marketing Outlook survey. Staffing departments share common ground with marketing as they reach and engage prospects through social recruiting. ...