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How Social Media Can Help (Or Hurt) You In Your Job Search

How Social Media Can Help (Or Hurt) You In Your Job Search

Original post by Jacquelyn Smith,Forbes  Social media is a key player in the job search process today. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ allow employers to get a glimpse of who you are outside the confines of a résumé, cover letter, or interview—while they offer job seekers the opportunity to learn about companies they’re interested […]

7 Tips on Hiring for Your Startup

7 Tips on Hiring for Your Startup

 By Sarah Boisvert , Media Shower Startups are in a unique situation when hiring employees. Usually cash flow is tight or the company is being bootstrapped, so hiring mistakes are more costly than in a company with more financial stability. In addition, early-stage new hires are a large percentage of the total number of employees and have the […]

UK – RESOURCE SOLUTIONS RELEASES SOCIAL RECRUITING GUIDEBOOK

UK – RESOURCE SOLUTIONS RELEASES SOCIAL RECRUITING GUIDEBOOK

Original post by StaffingIndustry Resource Solutions has released their Social Recruiting Playbook, a ‘working guide’ on how to harness the power of social recruitment. Written in conjunction with industry specialists at Carve Consulting, the playbook is designed to introduce senior executives in HR to social media. With more than 175 million professionals using LinkedIn and […]

Facebook Social Jobs App – Not A LinkedIn Killer

Facebook Social Jobs App – Not A LinkedIn Killer

Original post by Josh Bersin via Forbes  There was an amazing amount of press last weekabout Facebook’s new social jobs app, even forcing LinkedIn’s stock down a few percent. What exactly is it and will it matter? The Facebook Opportunity in Recruiting Well first of all, it’s important to realize that Facebook does have a huge opportunity […]