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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
SHRM Research Spotlight: Social Networking Websites and Staffing
SHRM conducted a series of surveys with members in the employment/recruiting job function and asked about the use of social networking websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, etc. in sourcing and recruiting job candidate.
Other sections of this research focused on organization policies, employees access to social networking websites, and the use of online search engines during work hours. Also examined was how these websites are used by organizations to communicate internally as well as with audiences outside the organization.
For the purposes of this survey, social networking websites refer to sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, etc. and online search engines examples include Google, Yahoo, Mozilla, Bing, etc.
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Other sections of this research focused on organization policies, employees access to social networking websites, and the use of online search engines during work hours. Also examined was how these websites are used by organizations to communicate internally as well as with audiences outside the organization.
For the purposes of this survey, social networking websites refer to sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, etc. and online search engines examples include Google, Yahoo, Mozilla, Bing, etc.
[read report]
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Social Networking Websites Gain in Popularity as an Employer Recruiting Tool
SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2011 — More than half of human resource professionals (56 percent) use social networking websites to source potential job candidates, a significant increase from 2008 (34 percent), according to a new poll from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
The poll – SHRM Research Spotlight: Social Networking Websites and Staffing, which was released at SHRM’s 2011 Talent and Staffing Management Conference in San Diego – found that, not only are more employers using social networking websites to find new employees, organizations not using the sites currently are more open to utilizing them in the future. One-fifth of organizations (20 percent) do not use social networking sites, but plan to use them in the future. Only 21 percent stated that they currently do not use social networking sites and have no plans to do so in the future, down from 45 percent in 2008.
“Employers are increasingly using social networking sites to engage passive job seekers – those who aren’t really actively seeking new jobs, but [read full article]
The poll – SHRM Research Spotlight: Social Networking Websites and Staffing, which was released at SHRM’s 2011 Talent and Staffing Management Conference in San Diego – found that, not only are more employers using social networking websites to find new employees, organizations not using the sites currently are more open to utilizing them in the future. One-fifth of organizations (20 percent) do not use social networking sites, but plan to use them in the future. Only 21 percent stated that they currently do not use social networking sites and have no plans to do so in the future, down from 45 percent in 2008.
“Employers are increasingly using social networking sites to engage passive job seekers – those who aren’t really actively seeking new jobs, but [read full article]
Monday, July 4, 2011
Global Social Media Statistics.. Comparing Major Job Boards vs Networks
Harpaul Sambhi
Many individuals have requested the insight both Careerify and comScore gathered when writing Social HR. Today, I will share some of the data to you.
The common misperception about social media websites is that only people under age 25 use them. In February 2010, 1.2 billion people used the Internet at least once, according to data from market research company comScore from our book Social HR. Usage statistics show Facebook is most popular among Internet users aged 15 to 24, with about 42 per cent of this age group accessing the [read full article]
Social Media Expanding As A Marketing Tool
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 59% of American Internet users say they use at least one (1) social networking site (SNS). And apparently marketers are taking note as more and more companies, both here and abroad, are using social media to acquire new customers.
Everyone knows social media with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube leading the way, have become a part of our lives, for better or worse. I surely don't need to start throwing numbers around. [Read full article]
Everyone knows social media with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube leading the way, have become a part of our lives, for better or worse. I surely don't need to start throwing numbers around. [Read full article]
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